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Ethiopia: Commercial and Environmental Gains of Urban Agriculture in Addis

Urban farming is becoming both a fashion and an additional investment for urban dwellers in addition to their normal business in Ethiopia.

By Dargie Kahsay
The Ethiopian Herald
December 14, 2021

Excerpt:

According to him the new initiative in urban farming is expanding highly. Households are producing vegetables in their gardens and even in their roofs using easily available materials and using extra water. The development of urban agriculture is playing significant role in many households to fulfill their vegetable needs from their backyards. Various associations have also started earning income by supplying their products to the market.

In addition to the income generating and for the household consumption, the implementation of urban agriculture is changing dramatically different spaces that were used as garbage sites in different parts of the city mainly riversides. The groups that started investing on urban farming are changing these areas to green and productive. This plays its role in keeping the hygiene of the area and at the same time protect toxic gases from the garbage areas.

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Also see: Building Urban Resilience :Assessing Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia