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Leveraging Support for Urban Agriculture Sarah Anthony Daniel Hoornweg Jessica Wurwarg The World Bank November 5, 2008 FAO Food for the Cities “Urban Agriculture for Sustainable Development, Poverty Alleviation and Food Security” 1 UPA contributes to: food security access local economic development / poverty alleviation health nutrition social inclusion of the urban poor, women in particular urban greening productive reuse of urban wastes The role of UPA responds to recent issues affecting the economy and the environment: climate change, soaring food energy prices 2 Important sectors of UPA include: horticulture livestock fodder and milk production aquaculture agro-forestry Case Studies Case Studies Mexico City New York City Cairo Dar Es Salaam 3 Data (UNDP, 1996) 800 million people engaged in UPA 200 M are market producers, employing 150 M full time 40% African urban dwellers, 50% Latin American urban dwellers engage in agricultural activities 15-20% of the world’s food is produced in urban areas Important aspects of UPA Safety for sustainability View as integral part of the urban system Municipalities play a key role 4 Stakeholders advocating and promoting UPA as a sustainable development strategy FAO – Food for the cities International Water Management /fcit Institute (IWMI)