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By 2050 around 66 per cent of the population will live in urban areas. Urban agriculture refers to growing, processing and distributing food and other products through plant cultivation and also includes raising livestock in cities and surrounding areas such as vacant lots, community gardens, balconies, rooftop farms, indoor farms and greenhouses to feed local populations. Aside from plant hobbyists and organic food aficionados, it is claimed that vegetation from urban farms has the potential to lower temperatures and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions with conventional and large-scale agriculture contributing up to 30 per cent of GHG emissions.
Many urbanites save a substantial amount of money by growing subsidiary food crops seasonally and environmental costs including fossil fuels, water, pesticides and soil erosion. Although the overall goal of urban farms is not to feed entire cities they aim to foster is greater awareness of our global food supply chain and nutrition and are