http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/07/food-for-thought-urban-agriculture-in-the-developing-world Comments for "Food for Thought: Urban Agriculture in the Developing World" en http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/07/food-for-thought-urban-agriculture-in-the-developing-world <p><p style="padding: 5px; float: right;"><a href="http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/oilwars/100_2067.jpg"><img src="http://www.nextbillion.net/files/images/urban agriculture.img_assist_custom.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image img_assist_custom" width="155" height="116" /></a></p>In the next two decades mass human migrations from rural to urban areas are expected to radically transform the world’s demographic landscape. Much of this migration will take place in the developing world, where rural inhabitants now subsist on small scale farming. As these farmers migrate to urban areas, harnessing their skills through urban agriculture may prove to be one of the most effective ways to alleviate the crippling poverty that many will inevitably face when they finally arrive in cities. <br /><br /></p><br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/07/food-for-thought-urban-agriculture-in-the-developing-world">read more</a></p> http://www.nextbillion.net/blogs/2006/06/07/food-for-thought-urban-agriculture-in-the-developing-world#comment Agriculture Wed, 07 Jun 2006 16:31:04 -0400 Ethan Arpi 2815 at http://www.nextbillion.net