Henk de Zeeuw

The current challenge posed by climate change and its interaction with urban poverty and food security is recognised globally. As highlighted in the international conference organised by UN-Habitat (2009) “Cities are a major part of the cause and are suffering the most impacts and therefore play a primary role in finding the appropriate solution.” This article will discuss the potential contributions of urban and periurban agriculture and forestry to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and the role and approach of RUAF.

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.

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.

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.

Boubaker Houman, Bouraoui Moez

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities p. 48

The growing scarcity of water in many regions around the world is a major challenge for the future. Irrigated agriculture is the main user of water in many countries, including in Tunisia, where the productive use of recycled urban wastewater and the use of rainwater, along with more efficient water use in agriculture, contribute to more sustainable production of food for its growing cities.

Diana Lee-Smith

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 43-44

Resilient cities and buildings that work with nature instead of against it have to be designed by professionals who have been trained in and are focused on sustainability. The landmark Carrot City show at Toronto’s Design Exchange brought designers, planners, architects and the general public up-todate on developments in designing for urban agriculture.

Kent Mullinix, Arthur Fallick, Deborah Henderson

In: Urban Agriculture Magazine no 22 - Building Resilient Cities pp. 41-42

The more people become sequestered in cities and insulated from ecological engagement, the greater the danger is that they will lose sight of the mounting economic, social and ecological burden that we are imposing on the earth’s resources and systems.