Urban agriculture during economic crisis: lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine

dc.creatorAdam-Bradford, A.
dc.creatorDrechsel, Pay
dc.date2023-05-09
dc.date2023-05-09T11:15:38Z
dc.date2023-05-09T11:15:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:31:52Z
dc.descriptionEconomic crises take different forms and occur for various reasons, such as political conflicts and pandemics. What all these crises have in common is that they cause disruption to rural-urban food supply chains, resulting in food shortages for the urban poor, with the most direct impact being an increase in food prices. It is within this challenging context that we present empirical examples of the role of urban agriculture.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130288
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/158583
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Water Management Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAdam-Bradford, A.; Drechsel, Pay. 2023. Urban agriculture during economic crisis: lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine. Policy brief. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 8p.
dc.subjecturban agriculture
dc.subjecteconomic crises
dc.subjectcities
dc.subjectrural-urban food supply chains
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectconflicts
dc.subjectwar
dc.subjectpandemics
dc.titleUrban agriculture during economic crisis: lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
dc.typeBrief

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