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What is urban agriculture?

EDIS, 2023
This publication discusses the definition of urban agriculture, common characteristics, the types of food produced, commonly used production methods, and the purposes of various types of operations. Written by Alicia Papanek, Catherine G.
Alicia Papanek, Catherine G. Campbell, Hannah Wooten   +2 more
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Urban agriculture: A strategic pathway to building resilience and ensuring sustainable food security in cities

Farming System
Urban agriculture is gaining global recognition as a strategic approach to promising creating sustainable and reliable food sources, enhancing food security and resilience in cities.
Ruwanthika Gunapala, Ruchira Gangahagedara, W.C.S. Wanasinghe, Anjalika U. Samaraweera, Ashoka Gamage, Chamila Rathnayaka, Zammil Hameed, Zaher Abdel Baki, Terrence Madhujith, Othmane Merah   +9 more
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The Role of Urban Agriculture and Local Authorities in Protecting Agricultural Land in Metropolitan Cities

Megaron, 2016
With the intertwining of rural and urban areas, new concepts have emerged about rural areas and agricultural production. New approaches have been created to restructure agricultural production and define agriculture as an urban activity. With the help of
Sevinç Bahar Yenigül
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A drop in the bucket: examining practice and policy for water resilient urban agriculture and urban food system resilience

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of disasters that disrupt supply chains and threaten urban food supplies. Urban agriculture can make urban food systems resilient to such threats by localizing food production and recycling urban ...
Kristida Chhour, Maya Carrasquillo
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Microneedle‐Based Biofertilizer Delivery Improves Plant Growth Through Microbiome Engineering

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This figure shows how microneedles are used to deliver biofertilizers to enhance plant growth through microbial migration, metabolic reprogramming, and changes in plant endogenous microbiome. Abstract This study presents a microneedle‐based system for the delivery of rhizospheric biofertilizers into plant tissues to enhance growth.
Zhicheng Le, Sevugan Mayalagu, Cheng‐Yen Chen, Raktim Bhattacharya, Abhishek Gupta, Jingyuan Li, Zhi Wei Norman Teo, Yufeng Shou, Arya Gopinath MP, Danni Zhong, Tedrick Thomas Salim Lew, Hao Yu, Naweed I. Naqvi, Sanjay Swarup, Andy Tay   +14 more
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Urban Agriculture

, 2019
L’agriculture urbaine est un système de production agricole qui s’intègre dans les paysages (péri)-urbains. C’est une agriculture multifonctionnelle qui s’inscrit dans une perspective de développement durable par ses caractéristiques économiques, environnementales et/ou sociales...
Eckhard Weidner, Görge Deerberg, Volkmar Keuter   +2 more
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Research Progress and Key Scientific Issues Impacting Urban Agriculture Functional Transformation for Urban-Rural Integration

Redai dili
Under the auspices of the national strategies for urban-rural integration and rural revitalization, a focus on the functional evolution and spatial reorganization mechanisms of urban agriculture is of great theoretical and practical significance.
Yang Ren, Lin Yuancheng
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Agriculture, Development, and Urban Bias [PDF]

World Development, 2008
Throughout history, agriculture-led development strategies with state support programs have been essential to achieving rapid economy-wide growth, poverty reduction, and structural transformation. Yet over the last three decades, the domestic and international policy environments have continued to discriminate against agricultural development in the ...
Bezemer, Dirk J, Headey, Derek
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Metal–Organic Frameworks for Gaseous Pollutant Management: From Capture to Neutralization and Reutilization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review maps how MOFs can manage hazardous gases by combining adsorption, neutralization, and reutilization, enabling sustainable air‐pollution control. Covering chemical warfare agent simulants, SO2, NOx, NH3, H2S, and volatile organic compounds, it highlights structure‐guided strategies that boost selectivity, water tolerance, and cycling ...
Yuanmeng Tian, Zeyu Tao, Kaikai Ma, Xiaoliang Wang, Bo Yu, Yiu Wan Yip, Zhijie Chen, Jin Shang, Bin Fei   +8 more
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Energy Consumption Optimization in Trajectory Planning for Fuel Cell Hybrid Uavs Based On HMPC

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
The endurance limitation of multirotor drones is a critical challenge. This study adopts a hybrid power system of fuel cells and lithium‐ion batteries. Using Nondominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II, it integrates trajectory planning with energy management optimization.
Xindi Wang, Jianyang Dong, Yongming Yao, Kaijin Hu, Jianxiong Cui, Yikai Luo, Jiawen Zhang, Shichao Niu   +7 more
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