Sentences with phrase «urban food demand»

In many cities a substantial part of the urban food demand, and especially that in perishable products, is covered by farmers in the intra - and

In many cities a substantial part of the urban food demand, and especially that in perishable products, is covered by farmers in the intra - and peri-urban areas.

Not exact matches

The pressures for efficient collection and distribution of foods in urban society and the demand for short cuts in food preparation in high - speed civilization have brought into being a vast food - processing industry.

Scaling local food production, to meet demand, must occur to be transformative in urban AG.

In light of the growing pressures from urban demand, the entire agriculture research enterprise in the United States and around the world needs to focus on solving the challenges facing food systems.

The City of Eugene has developed and is implementing strategies include increasing water conservation; increasing investment in the urban forest; removing essential services from the 100 - year flood zone; and increasing energy efficiency to reduce demand for hydroelectricity, a resource that is expected to decline with climate change; conducting a food security assessment

During the Forum — and in response to the demands for information, training, technical and policy advice, and financial assistance by an increasing number of cities, ICLEI and RUAF Foundation, launched the proposal for setting up a CITYFOOD network on resilient city - region food systems and urban agriculture.

Urban agriculture plays an important role in enhancing urban food security since the costs of supplying and distributing food to urban areas based on rural production and imports continue to increase, and do not satisfy the demand, especially of the poorer sectors of the populaUrban agriculture plays an important role in enhancing urban food security since the costs of supplying and distributing food to urban areas based on rural production and imports continue to increase, and do not satisfy the demand, especially of the poorer sectors of the populaurban food security since the costs of supplying and distributing food to urban areas based on rural production and imports continue to increase, and do not satisfy the demand, especially of the poorer sectors of the populaurban areas based on rural production and imports continue to increase, and do not satisfy the demand, especially of the poorer sectors of the population.

Urban water systems in Johannesburg are also experiencing severe difficulties in satisfying demand and Zimbabwe is facing food shortages andpotential loss of hydropower from Zambian hydroelectric plants.

This includes methods for analysis of consumers demands (food and non-food products), marketing channels and flows and their characteristics, assessment of the linkages between micro-enterprises involved in urban agriculture, methods to their access to credit, technical advice, labour, marketing information and other services; Analysis of strengths and weaknesses of existing micro and small enterprises related to urban agriculture and methods to improve actual management practices and efficiency in small scale enterprises involved in input supply, food processing and marketing in order to meet market demands.

In some parts of the world, street vendors have noticeably increased due to a rough economy, rampant unemployment, and the rapidly growing demand of urban dwellers who need cheaper food products in the face of a difficult economy.

Parallel demand is expected for parcel hubs, delivery centers and urban logistics depots that support fresh food centers and same - day delivery services.