Socio-economic and environmental benefits of urban agriculture

ISBN-13: 9786139474424 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 60 str.

Rakesh Seerangarayan subramanian; Balamurali Boologasamy; Panneerselvam Peramaiyan

Opis

The increase in population leads to a high risk of food security in developing countries. Sustainable food production is essential to mitigate the malnutrition and risk of food security. The intensive agriculture has high risks of pesticides and environmental degradation due to pesticide and heavy metal pollution reduces the peoples for access to healthy food. The agriculture in the urban and peri-urban areas by means of rooftop gardening and kitchen gardening is one of the ways for healthier food, food security, alleviate malnutrition, food mile reduction, and economic benefit to achieve a sustainable society

O autorze

Seerangarayan subramanian, Rakesh
This book gives a detailed view of urban agriculture over different regions in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu based on the Questionnaire survey as a part of Undergraduate research. It further deals with the kitchen gardening, rooftop gardening, water management and sustainable practices for achieving food security and eradicating malnutrition.