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Glossary

Urban Farming

Urban farming (or urban agriculture) is a generic term for different ways of primary food production in urban metropolitan areas and their immediate surroundings for immediate needs within the respective region. In addition to urban forms of horticulture, it also includes animal husbandry in urban areas.

The term goes beyond the known forms of urban horticulture (balconies, house gardens, allotment or community gardens); it also includes arable farming, animal husbandry (poultry, domestic rabbits, urban beekeeping, aquaculture/aquaponics, indoor farming or vertical cultivation, for example), provided they are operated within an urban area and peri-urban zones. The forms of urban agriculture are not tied to any particular legal form (private, communal) or socio-economic intention (self-sufficiency, market production, social exchange).

60% of the world's population already lives in cities. With the formation of so-called megacities with millions of inhabitants, the inner-city supply of fresh products such as salads or vegetables is becoming increasingly important, since the delivery routes for perishable goods into such giant cities from outside are simply too long. Breeding companies are therefore increasingly offering varieties for home cultivation and professional seeds for indoor or vertical farming.

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