RUAF - Resource Centres on Urban Agriculture and Food Security - Crop Production

Sana'a (Yemen)

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:31:06 +0000

Location

Sana'a

Yemen

Date of RUAF intervention: 2007-ongoing

Amman (Jordan)

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:30:48 +0000

Location

Amman

Jordan

Date of RUAF intervention: 2007-ongoing

Taste the Waste

Femke Hoekstra — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:30:33 +0000

A documentary about the worldwide destruction of food. Why do we throw away so much? And how can we stop this kind of waste? Film by Valentin Thurn

Amazing but true: On the way from the farm to the dining-room table, more than half the food lands on the dump. Most of it before it ever reaches consumers. For instance every other head of lettuce or potato.

The Sack Gardens of the Kibera Slum

Femke Hoekstra — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:26:20 +0000

By pippap

Guidelines for Municipal Policymaking on Urban Agriculture (2003)

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:02:11 +0000

Please find below a series of nine guidelines on different urban agriculture themes. The series is available on the Web sites of the Urban Management Program (www.pgualc.org) and IDRC (www.idrc.ca). This work was coordinated and financed by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), of Canada, the Urban Management Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (PGU-ALC/UN-HABITAT) in Ecuador, and IPES, Promotion of Sustainable Development, Peru.

Papussa (2006)

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 13:13:09 +0000

This is a series of 5 Policy Briefs produced under the EU funded PAPUSSA (Production in Aquatic Peri-urban Systems in Southeast Asia) project, a collaborative reserach project of European organisations and Asian partners in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and Bangkok in Thailand (www.papussa.org). Elaboration: Marielle Dubbeling, ETC Urban Agriculture (m.dubbeling@etcnl.nl); language editing: William Lesschen; Graphic design: Zonacuario, Quito, Ecuador.

Books

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:06:35 +0000

RUAF Publications

Femke Hoekstra — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:04:56 +0000

Since the start of the first RUAF programme until now, many RUAF Publications have been published. On this page, you will find links to the the RUAF Publications available online, subdivided per type of publication. If you are looking for non-RUAF publications, you should search our bibliographic database. If you are looking for a certain Urban Agriculture Magazine article, please go to the Urban Agriculture Magazine section of this website.

Food Security and Productive Sanitation: Practical guideline on the use of urine in crop production

Ellen Radstake — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:41:20 +0000

Anna Richert, Robert Gensch, Håkan Jönsson, Linus Dagerskog, Thor-Axel Stenström and Moussa Bonzi

In: UA Magazine no 23 - Urban nutrient management, pp. 43-44

The upcoming publication titled Practical guideline on the use of urine in crop production gives practical guidance on the use of urine in crop production as a vital component of sustainable crop production and sanitation systems. It also includes guidance on how to initiate activities that will facilitate the introduction of new fertilisers to the
agricultural community.

Nairobi’s slum farms

Femke Hoekstra — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 08:34:48 +0000

By David McKenzie, CNN
April 8, 2010

Un hectare à Beyrouth

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:41:52 +0000

Une évocation de l'exploitation de Rahmé, agricultrice à Beyrouth. Les atouts de l'agriculture urbaine sont-ils une réponse aux enjeux environnementaux contemporains? Un reportage destiné au concours "Planete reporter" organisé par Le Monde.fr et Youtube.

Growing Better Cities: The Issue

Femke Hoekstra — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:21:17 +0000

Slideshow on issues in urban agriculture on the website of IDRC

Inside the White House: The Kitchen Garden

Femke Hoekstra — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:49:37 +0000

First Lady Michelle Obama and White House chef Sam Kass tell the story of the first garden on White House grounds since Eleanor Roosevelt's Victory Garden during World War II. This new garden was planted in the Spring of 2009 with the help of local elementary school children and has yielded a constant supply fresh produce for the First Family and White House events.

The vegetable gardeners of Havana

Femke Hoekstra — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:43:37 +0000

Climate change, drought, population growth - they could all threaten future food supplies. But global agriculture, with its dependence on fuel and fertilisers is also highly vulnerable to an oil shortage, as Cuba found out 20 years ago. By means of organic urban agriculture Cuba reportedly has been able to provide four million tonnes of vegetables a year making the country 90% self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables.

Please watch the video here.

Health Risk Assessment of Children Exposed to Greywater in Jerash Refugee Camp in Jordan

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:23:54 +0000

Sahar Dalahmeh and Almoayed Assayed

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 41-42

A Garden in a Sack: Experiences in Kibera, Nairobi

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:21:14 +0000

Peggy Pascal and Eunice Mwende

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 38-40

Farming in Bags: Microgardening in northern Uganda

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:18:51 +0000

Holly Welcome Radice and Devrig Velly

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 36-37

The Acholi region of northern Uganda (Kitgum, Pader and Gulu districts) has been affected by rebel activities since 1986. Due to the constant crisis and erratic security situation, access to food, income, and productive assets for the population has become increasingly difficult over the years.

Multi-storey Gardens to Support Food Security

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:16:51 +0000

Mary Corbett

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 34-35

Addressing food insecurity in resource-poor settings is difficult in any context. However, in protracted refugee camp situations, where people are almost entirely dependant on humanitarian assistance, the challenges are even greater. The development and adaptation of multi-storey gardens has been tried in refugee camps in Kenya with impressive success.

The Sphere Project Guidelines

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:12:29 +0000

A. Adam-Bradford

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, p. 31

Tsunami Aftermath: Development of an indigenous homegarden in Banda Aceh

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:11:01 +0000

A. Adam-Bradford and Moustafa Osman

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 29-30

A Report from New Orleans: Growing food in a recovering city

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:08:56 +0000

Martin Bailkey

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, p. 28

Over three years have passed since Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of New Orleans in August 2005. While the population of the metropolitan region is close to the pre-Katrina total, that of the city itself is approximately 70 percent of its former level. Flooded neighbourhoods, such as Hollygrove, Gentilly, and particularly the Lower Ninth Ward, are far from their former vibrancy.

Urban Agriculture in and around Monrovia, Liberia

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 13:02:14 +0000

Timothy Korty

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 22-23

Promoting Urban Agriculture in Post-conflict Greater Freetown Area, Sierra Leone

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:59:56 +0000

Saidu Kanu, Paul Tengbe, Thomas R.A. Winnebah and Pamela Konneh

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 19-21

Sierra Leone experienced a civil conflict between 1991 and 2002 as a result of which many people fled to the Greater Freetown Area (GFA). During and after this unfortunate period, urban agriculture became an important livelihood strategy. It is increasingly being recognised as a reliable coping mechanism for redressing food shortages and gaining employment.

Towards a more formal approach on refugee gardening with UNHCR

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:57:16 +0000

Femke Hoekstra

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, p. 18

Comments by Ahmed Baba Fall (December 19, 2008) Senior WFP liaison and Food Security Officer

Enhancing Household Food Security in Refugee Camps in Ethiopia

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:32:12 +0000

Mulugeta WTsadik

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 16-17

From Dependence to Self-reliance: Experiences from northern Uganda

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:28:45 +0000

Astrid van Rooij and Loan Liem

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 13-15

For over twenty years, the people of Acholiland in northern Uganda have been struggling to survive in the midst of violent conflicts. Many people have been killed. The long conflict has created high levels of dependency. A food security and livelihoods programme was started to enhance self-reliance of displaced people.

Editorial

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:21:08 +0000

A. Adam-Bradford, Femke Hoekstra, René van Veenhuizen

In: UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?, pp. 3-10

UA Magazine no. 21 - Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development - A role for urban agriculture?

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:08:26 +0000

Linking Relief, Rehabilitation and Development: A role for urban agriculture?

Health risk reduction in a wastewater irrigation system in urban Accra, Ghana

Femke Hoekstra — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:07:02 +0000

Produced in 2008 by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and its partners as a knowledge sharing aid.

Video - City Farmer News

Femke Hoekstra — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:51:17 +0000

Please click on this link http://www.cityfarmer.info/category/video/ to watch videos by Michael Levenston on:

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