Urban agriculture and local communities: encouraging engagement, building cohesion, and linking to global agreements Professor Benjamin Dumont

Urban agriculture and local communities: encouraging engagement, building cohesion, and linking to global agreements Professor Benjamin DumontUrban agriculture (UA) is more than just the growth of food and raising of animals in urban and peri urban spaces. It brings communities together, benefits peoples livelihoods, and helps to mitigate environmental issues in cities and surrounding regions. UA can be used within community based research as a tool to build cohesion and to solve problems in the city. This chapter will highlight how UA is important to a City Region Food Systems (CRFS)

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