Does urban agriculture enhance dietary diversity? Empirical evidence from a sample of developing countries
This paper attempts to fill some of the key research gaps in the literature on Urban Agriculture (UA) using survey data for 15 developing or transition countries. The paper analyzes in a comparative perspective the importance of UA for the poor and food insecure households located in urban areas.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Author: Alberto Zezza
Other authors: Luca Tasciotti
Organization: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Year: 2008
Type: Technical paper
Full text available at: http://www.fao.org/tempref/docrep/fao/011/aj306e/aj306e.pdf
Content language: English