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- Title
Diverse food in urban gardens in the promotion of food and nutrition security in Brazil: a review.
- Authors
Sant'Anna de Medeiros, Natália; Carmo, Davi Lopes; Priore, Silvia Eloiza; Santos, Ricardo Henrique Silva
- Abstract
Food and nutrition security can be supported by an urban garden. The present study comprises a critical reflection on the difficulty of producing food in urban gardens in Brazil and shows the potential of food production and the obstacles to its expansion. In addition, issues related to the agroecological management of gardens are addressed and suggestions are made to improve the proposed public policies. Urban gardens are multifunctional and have social, economic and environmental impacts. They are strategically important for supporting low‐income families and urban development. Through urban gardens, diverse foods and quality foods can be produced for self‐consumption. This review highlights the importance of generating detailed information on urban gardens in Brazil to support policies aimed at this sector. Long‐term and multidisciplinary studies are needed to evaluate the relationship between food production in urban gardens and household food and nutrition security. This approach revealed a lack of information on the amount of food produced by Brazilians in their gardens and consumed by the household. In addition, there is little information on the management of production. There is a gap relating to the impact of food produced in urban gardens and the prevalence of food and nutrition security. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects
BRAZIL; URBAN gardens; FOOD security; SOCIETY of Chemical Industry (Great Britain); URBAN agriculture; HORTICULTURAL exhibitions; URBAN planning; HUNGER
- Publication
Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 2020, Vol 100, Issue 4, p1383
- ISSN
0022-5142
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jsfa.10127