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Urban agriculture has a definite role in food security in cities. This paper will explore the extent to which urban agriculture contributes to food security in cities with examples from different parts of the world. The paper will explore the potential of urban agriculture in biodiversity conservation in urban and peri-urban areas, its role in reducing the carbon footprint of agriculture, urban food needs and generation of organic waste. The potential for urban agriculture in securing carbon credits for cities will also be explored here.
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I would like to acknowledge contributions from agricultural producers and consumers in the San Francisco Bay area, Chicago and other areas in the US, Canada, and India for this work. Their feedback is the foundation for this paper and I am grateful for it. If I have inadvertently missed contributors whose feedback is included here, I apologize and hold myself responsible for the lapse.
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Havaligi, N. (2011). Contribution of Urban Agriculture to Food Security, Biodiversity Conservation and Reducing Agricultural Carbon Footprint. In: Leal Filho, W. (eds) The Economic, Social and Political Elements of Climate Change. Climate Change Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-14776-0_7
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