scholarly journals The Sprouting Farms: You Are What You Grow

Humanities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Jamie Wang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Narrow Sense ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Organic Farms ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Industrial Farming ◽  
Imported Food ◽  
Total Dependence ◽  
Environmental Relations

In 2017, the Singaporean government unveiled the Farm Transformation Map, a highly technology-driven initiative that intends to change its current, near-total dependence on imported food. The plan focuses on the prospect of high-productivity farming—in particular, integrated vertical, indoor, and intensive urban farming—as a possible solution to geopolitical uncertainty, intense urbanisation, and environmental degradation. What to farm (or not) and how to farm has long mediated social, cultural, political, and environmental relations. Following the stories of a few small- to medium-scale urban farms, including rooftop gardens, community farms, and organic farms, in this future-oriented city polis, this article explores the rise of urban farming through the politics of localism and the notion of care. How has localism, in some contexts, been reduced to a narrow sense of geographic location? What is being cared for in and through farming in urban locales? How might this type of farming transform and shape bio-cultural, social-technological relations within humans, and between humans and non-humans? More importantly, this article explores how urban agriculture might forge a kind of thick localism rooted in situated care as it carries out social missions, experimenting with and subverting the dominant imaginary of industrial farming.

Cultivating biological and cultural diversity: urban farming in Casamance, Senegal

Africa ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga F. Linares
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Primary Productivity ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
West African ◽  
Lower Income ◽  
Biological Complexity ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Household Economies ◽  
City Environment ◽  
The City

AbstractAt the present time, urban agriculture—that is, the growing of food crops in backyard gardens, unused city spaces and peripheral zones—is an economically viable alternative for many African migrants. Although previously ‘invisible’ to most developers and economists, urban farming is now recognised as playing a crucial subsistence role in the household economies of lower-income people living in major West African cities. But the practice does more than feed the urban poor. Using the example of Ziguinchor in Casamance, Senegal, it is argued that growing crops in peri-urban and intra-urban zones, on otherwise neglected or half-built-up land, also protects and enriches the city environment while increasing the primary productivity of the inhabitants. Directly, or in more subtle ways, the practice strengthens bonds of friendship, and promotes inter-ethnic co-operation while at the same time helping to maintain biological complexity in interesting and previously unexplored ways. City farming may provide a context through which the urban poor can relate to debates about biodiversity.

The promises of farming in the city: Introduction to the urban agriculture themed issue

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn Dimitri ◽  
Lydia Oberholtzer ◽  
Andy Pressman
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Vacant Land ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Urban Blight ◽  
The City

As the finishing touches go on this themed issue, evidence of widespread enthusiasm for urban farming is apparent in many developed countries. Farming in the city, commonly referred to as urban agriculture, has been put forth as a solution to multiple social problems, including the provision of new green spaces, control of runoff and provision of shade that offsets the heat of the concrete city. In cities with abundant vacant land and abandoned plots, urban agriculture promises a reduction of urban blight.

scholarly journals Ordering urban agriculture: farmers, experts, the state and the collective management of resources in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 283-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabin Korbéogo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Power Relationships ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Political Arena ◽  
Nutrition And Health ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Management Of Resources ◽  
A Site

This article explores the way land tenure, water flows, and water quality are legally, politically and socially framed in a site in Ouagadougou. It shows that urban agriculture is an important source of revenue for various individuals and groups, and a socio-political arena for state representatives, experts and farmers. The main stakes in these power relationships are the regulation, control and use of natural resources (especially water and land), but also residents’ nutrition and health interests. Public authorities produce and monitor the enforcement of legal standards of water use and hygiene, while farmers struggle individually and collectively to ensure efficient use of land and multiple water sources, sometimes challenging official norms. These competing interests lead sometimes to conflicts – over the use of the resources or the legitimacy of rules that regulate urban farming processes – that are negotiated through institutional or informal bargaining. Urban farming is thus a marker of socio-political and economic dynamics in Ouagadougou.

scholarly journals PELATIHAN HIDROPONIK DI YAYASAN ASOFA AKSELERASI SODAQOH FIQRUL AKBAR, KAB. BEKASI

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-106
Author(s):  
Annisa Nur Ichniarsyah ◽  
Heny Agustin ◽  
Maulidian Maulidian
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Planting Methods ◽  
The People ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits ◽  
And Training ◽  
Vegetable Cultivation

Abstract: urban farming means to cultivate and nurture animals in a city or within its rural area. There are variety of plants that could be grown namely vegetables and fruits. Urban agriculture is expeted to help improve the economy of the people in an area because the yields produced can provide economic benefits. The Asofa Foundation tried to capture this opportunity in the context of developing a masjid-based economy through hydroponic training for the surrounding community. Therefore, a series of training was conducted to improve the capacity of the community. The training included training on seeding vegetables in rockwool, training on transplanting, and training in preparing and mixing hydroponic fertilizers. The results of the training were that residents were able to cultivate plants using hydroponics. However, the boundary was the environmental conditions (in this case water) in Bekasi which were not good enough so that the seedlings died after being transplanted into the hydroponic kit. Further training needed can be in the form of training fruit plants using hydroponics which can withstand inadequate water conditions. Another training that can be carried out is training in vegetable cultivation with planting methods other than hydroponics that are able to accommodate environmental conditions Keywords: urban farming, economic development, masjid-based economy, trainings  Abstrak: Pertanian perkotaan adalah menanam dan memelihara binatang ternak di dalam atau sekitar kota. Beragam jenis tanaman dapat dibudidayakan terutama tanaman sayuran dan buah. Pertanian perkotaan mampu membantu peningkatan ekonomi rakyat di suatu daerah karena hasil panen yang dihasilkan dapat memberikan keuntungan ekonomis. Peluang inilah yang berusaha ditangkap oleh Yayasan Asofa dalam rangka pengembangan ekonomi berbasis masjid lewat pelatihan hidroponik untuk masyarakat sekitar. Oleh karena itu, dilakukanlah serangkaian pelatihan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan masyarakatnya. Pelatihan yang dilakukan antara lain pelatihan penyemaian tanaman sayuran di rockwool, pelatihan pindah tanam, dan pelatihan meracik pupuk hidroponik. Hasil dari pelatihan tersebut adalah warga mampu melakukan budidaya tanaman dengan menggunakan hidroponik hanya saja kondisi lingkungan (dalam hal ini air) di daerah Bekasi kurang baik sehingga tanaman semaian mati setelah dipindahkan ke dalam kit hidroponik. Pelatihan lanjutan yang diperlukan dapat berupa pelatihan tanaman buah dengan menggunakan hidroponik yang tahan kondisi air yang kurang memadai. Pelatihan lain yang dapat dilakukan adalah pelatihan budidaya tanaman sayuran dengan metode tanam selain hidroponik yang mampu mengakomodasi kondisi lingkungan. Kata kunci: pertanian perkotaan, pengembangan ekonomi, ekonomi berbasis masjid, pelatihan

scholarly journals PEMANFAATAN URBAN FARMING MELALUI KONSEP ECO-VILLAGE DI KAMPUNG PARALON BOJONGSOANG KABUPATEN BANDUNG

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Karto Wijaya ◽  
Asep Yudi Permana ◽  
Syarip Hidayat ◽  
Heru Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Horizontal Plane ◽  
Vertical Plane ◽  
Sustainable Cities ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Populated Area ◽  
Potential Activity ◽  
Productive Land ◽  
High Flexibility ◽  
Eco Village

Abstract: Bojongsoang Village as one of the areas in Bojongsoang District is a densely populated area, where there is a shift and transfer of green functions to built up land (such as: new housing, industry / factories and others). Land for the green lane has become built up land (built into a house), this makes what should be productive land become unproductive land. In addition, with the increasing pressure of green land into developed land, demanding the community to optimize the land they have as productive land.The understanding of space which is only understood as a horizontal plane as land that can be used as productive land must be changed. Space is not only implemented in the horizontal plane but can also utilize the vertical plane to have high flexibility as land that can be processed as productive land. The urban farming model as an urban agriculture program that has long been developing is a potential activity in supporting the sustainability and survival of a district.The purpose of this study is to determine the Eco Village model in the Paralon village area as an Eco-Architecture concept in supporting the development of Sustainable Cities, as one of the eco-architecture models in urban villages by utilizing their respective land and space.Keyword: Eco-Architecture, Eco Village, Green SettlementAbstrak: Desa Bojongsoang sebagai salah satu wilayah di Kecamatan Bojongsoang merupakan kawasan yang padat penduduk, di mana terdapat pergeseran dan pengalih fungsilahan hijau menjadi lahan terbangun (seperti: perumahan baru, industri/pabrik dan lain-lain). Lahan-lahan untuk jalur hijau menjadi lahan terbangun (dibangun menjadi rumah tinggal), hal inilah menjadikan yang seharusnya menjadi lahan produktif menjadi lahan yang tidak produktif. Di samping itu dengan semakin tertekannya lahan hijau menjadi lahan terbangun, menuntut masyarakat untuk mengoptimalkan lahan yang dimiliki sebagai lahan produktif. Pemahaman ruang yang hanya dipahami sebagai bidang horizontal sebagai lahan yang bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai lahan produktif harus sudah mulai dirubah. Ruang tidak hanya diimplementasikan ke dalam bidang horizontal akan tetapi juga bisa memanfaatkan bidang vertikal menpunyai fleksibilitas yang cukup tinggi sebagai lahan yang bisa diolah sebagai lahan produktif. Model urban farming sebagai salah satu program pertanian perkotaan yang sudah lama berkembang merupakan aktivitas yang cukup potensial dalam menunjang keberlanjutan (sustainable) dan kebertahanan (survival) dari sebuah kabupaten.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menentukan model Eco Village di wilayah desa Paralon sebagai konsep Eco-Architecture dalam mendukung pengembangan Kota Berkelanjutan, sebagai salah satu model eco-architecture di desa-desa perkotaan dengan memanfaatkan lahan dan ruang masing-masing.Kata Kunci: Arsitektur Ramah Lingkungan, Desa Ramah Lingkungan, Permukiman hijau  

scholarly journals Farming in and on urban buildings: Present practice and specific novelties of Zero-Acreage Farming (ZFarming)

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Thomaier ◽  
Kathrin Specht ◽  
Dietrich Henckel ◽  
Axel Dierich ◽  
Rosemarie Siebert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Resource Scarcity ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Implementation Processes ◽  
Urban Buildings ◽  
Specific Implementation ◽  
Depth Interviews

AbstractConsidering global trends such as climate change and resource scarcity, a major challenge of future cities will be to reduce urban footprints. Moreover, cities have to become or remain livable for their inhabitants and offer social and economic opportunities. Thus, reconnecting food production and cities offers promising potential. The diffusion of urban farming reflects a rising awareness of how food and farming can shape our cities. A growing number of urban farming projects exist in and on urban buildings, including open rooftop farms, rooftop greenhouses and indoor farming. These projects are characterized by the non-use of land or acreage for farming activities. We use the term ‘Zero-Acreage Farming’ (ZFarming) to represent these farms. The objective of this paper is to: (1) illustrate and systemize present practices of ZFarming and (2) discuss specific novelties of ZFarming in the wider context of urban agriculture. We analyzed 73 ZFarms in cities of North America, Asia, Australia and Europe using a set of criteria, and developed a typology of ZFarming, complemented by in-depth interviews with pioneers in rooftop farming in New York. The results illustrate that ZFarming generates innovative practices that may contribute to a sustainable urban agriculture. Besides growing food, it produces a range of non-food and non-market goods. It involves new opportunities for resource efficiency, new farming technologies, specific implementation processes and networks, new patterns of food supply and new urban spaces.

scholarly journals Business models in urban farming: A comparative analysis of case studies from Spain, Italy and Germany

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Pölling ◽  
María-José Prados ◽  
Bianca Maria Torquati ◽  
Giulia Giacchè ◽  
Xavier Recasens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Local Food ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Regional Analysis ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Management Models ◽  
Business Model Canvas ◽  
Urban Conditions

Abstract The “Urban Agriculture Europe” EU COST-Action (2012–2016) has shown that the complexity of urban agriculture (UA) is hardly compressible into classic business management models and has proposed new management models, such as the Business Model Canvas (BMC). Business models of UA have to be different from rural ones. In particular, factors such as differentiation and diversification, but also low cost-oriented specialisation, are characteristic and necessary business models for UA to stay profitable in the long term under challenging city conditions. This paper aims to highlight how farm enterprises have to adjust to urban conditions by stepping into appropriate business models aiming to stay competitive and profitable, and how the BMC is useful to analyse their organisation and performance, both economically and socially. The paper offers an inter-regional analysis of UA enterprises located in Spain, Italy, and Germany, which are further subdivided into: local food, leisure, educational, social, therapeutic, agri-environmental, cultural heritage and experimental farms. The analysis demonstrates that UA is differentially adjusted to specific urban conditions and that the BMC is useful for analysing urban farming. Heterogeneous local food farms and the integration of local and organic food production in social farming business models are most frequent in our case studies.

scholarly journals Urban farming in Nairobi: understanding the impact of capacity building on female farmers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Tye
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Female Farmers ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

The growth of cities places urbanization as one of the 21st century’s most significant global trends. As urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa increase so do food insecurities. One long-term strategy used by households to improve access to nutritional food is to practice urban agriculture. This raises the question of what the impact might be on cities if urban farmers were better supported through training. This issue is important for women who play a strong role in urban farming. The central goals of this study are to analyze and evaluate the impact of urban agriculture based training on individual women. This study was informed by primary and secondary data. The findings are the result of in-depth qualitative research in Nairobi, Kenya. The research reveals that the urban agriculture training is having a positive impact on female participants. Recommendations to further enhance the impact of training on the female participants are discussed.

scholarly journals To Detroiters and Outsiders

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-291
Author(s):  
Leah A. Walker
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Urban Farm ◽  
Basic Understanding ◽  
History Of

In order to spark progress in the form of urban farming, a basic understanding of the relevant history, benefits, and laws proves essential. Part II of this Comment introduces the history of urban agriculture in the United States. Part III narrows the historical focus to Detroit before discussing the benefits that accompany urban agriculture, which are essential to Detroit’s survival and potential revival. Finally, Part IV discusses the laws with the most widespread and immediate impact on urban farming in Detroit and reveals the significant role timing plays in starting an urban farm, as changes to the zoning ordinance loom.

scholarly journals Urban farming in Nairobi: understanding the impact of capacity building on female farmers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Tye
Keyword(s):  
Urban Agriculture ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Urban Farming ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Female Farmers ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
The Impact

The growth of cities places urbanization as one of the 21st century’s most significant global trends. As urban populations in sub-Saharan Africa increase so do food insecurities. One long-term strategy used by households to improve access to nutritional food is to practice urban agriculture. This raises the question of what the impact might be on cities if urban farmers were better supported through training. This issue is important for women who play a strong role in urban farming. The central goals of this study are to analyze and evaluate the impact of urban agriculture based training on individual women. This study was informed by primary and secondary data. The findings are the result of in-depth qualitative research in Nairobi, Kenya. The research reveals that the urban agriculture training is having a positive impact on female participants. Recommendations to further enhance the impact of training on the female participants are discussed.

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