Urbanization, sustainable agriculture, and food security: issues and challenges
Urbanization, sustainable agriculture, and food security
Keywords:
Food security, Migration, Rural population, Sustainable agriculture, UrbanizationAbstract
Influences on food and farming in an increasingly urbanized world and the declining ratio of food producers and cultivable land area were studied in the present study. the population of rural areas migrates to the urban centers but in 2008, the world's urban population exceeded its rural population. UN projections expected growth of more than a billion urban people between 2010 and 2025. Development of urban areas was encroaching on the fertile land but also deteriorating the fertility of the land. urbanization has a profound effect on all dimensions of food security and investment in the city infrastructure will be particularly needed in small and medium-sized cities.
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