Food production depends upon the adequate provision of underpinning ecosystem services,
such as pollination. Paradoxically, conventional farming practices are undermining these …

As urban areas and land-use constraints grow, there is increasing interest in utilizing urban
spaces for food production. Several studies have uncovered significant potential for urban …

There is increasing interest in urban food production for reasons of food security,
environmental sustainability, social and health benefits. In developed nations urban food …

There is a lack of data on resources used and food produced at urban farms. This hampers
attempts to quantify the environmental impacts of urban agriculture or craft policies for …

A major challenge of the 21st century is to produce more food for a growing population
without increasing humanity's agricultural footprint. Urban food production may help to solve …

The process of urbanization has detached a large proportion of the global population from
involvement with food production. However, there has been a resurgence in interest in …

Australia is currently grappling with a range of social and environmental challenges, many of
which impact the way our public health system, and society more broadly, function. In this …

Urban Agriculture (UA), ie, the production of crops or rearing of livestock in cities, is growing
in popularity. Upscaled UA is increasingly gaining support from policy makers, funders, local …

Urban agriculture in home gardens builds resilience, improves health and food security,
provides ecological and environmental benefits and connects people back to nature. This …

Urban agriculture is being promoted as an important part of a sustainable food system.
Whether urban agriculture can play a significant role in feeding the world's population …