Roadside Vegetables: Are they safe for consumption?
Published on by Bunmi Ajilore, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria. - Agriculturist, Environmental Biologist/Ecotoxicologist
Are roadside vegetables safe enough for eating? Should we encourage roadside vegetable plots? This blog post explores these questions... Follow this link to read and make your views known...
http://ecoagriculturist.wordpress.com/2014/01/21/roadside-vegetables-are-they-safe-for-consumption/
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that a good article..eye opener!!
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...and in addition: Urban agriculture - From FAO: "The rapid growth of cities in the developing world is placing enormous demands on urban food supply systems. Agriculture – including horticulture, livestock, fisheries, forestry, and fodder and milk production – is increasingly spreading to towns and cities. Urban agriculture provides fresh food, generates employment, recycles urban wastes, creates greenbelts, and strengthens cities’ resilience to climate change. Key facts: - Urban agriculture is practised by 800 million people worldwide - It helps low-income urban residents save money on food purchases - In many countries, urban agriculture is still informal and sometimes illegal - FAO promotes policies that recognize urban food production as a legitimate land use and economic activity " More information: http://www.fao.org/urban-agriculture/en/ - Everybody can do a little bit of farming...