Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Urban agriculture around the world

It has been a while since my last post, lots is going on!

Some states are in the news for their urban agriculture ventures. Quebec has drafted a public policy an agri-food which includes a local food policy.

Belize is providing seeds and technical assistance for its residents.

-South Sudan is a brand new country and it needs to get its agriculture sector up and running. $50 million from the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) should be a good start.
In Cairo, urban agriculture is growing as well.

-Entrepreneurs in Switzerland havea new urban agriculture closed loop aquaponics system. Will it be commercialized soon? We'll see.

-Last is a North American story, with roots in
Burma and Nepal.

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