Urban agriculture can help stabilize local vegetable supply chains and reduce reliance on global food markets. With the advent of new, high-tech farming systems, it has rapidly evolved into a capital-attracting business over the last 20 years, worth more than USD 5 billion globally.
A new report by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) explores the new wave of urban farming initiatives. It also identifies scalable approaches and areas where public and private investment can shape the sustainable growth of commercial urban agriculture.
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