Yemen: Urban agriculture – A solution to food insecurity

Yemen has suffered greatly during the world food crisis, since early 2008, which increased the number of people in poverty. About two million people are depending on the aids given by the World Food Program in Yemen.

The rabid increase of population, high price of food, depletion of groundwater, and degradation of soil resources, and the unknown consequences of climate change, all contribute to aggravate the situation of food security in Yemen.

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Urban Agriculture help in :

-Reducing poverty

-Improving nutrition in the capital city.

The technique consists of growing plants and raising animals within and around cities.

Adds green spaces in the city and facilitates the productive reuse of urban waste.

The older part of the historic city, contains 21 hectares of orchards and vegetable farms which supply the population with part of the local food needs.

Source: Al-Ariqi, A. (2009, December 28). Yemen: Urban agriculture – A solution to food insecurity . Retrieved June 17, 2014, from http://www.cityfarmer.info/2010/01/03/yemen-urban-agriculture-a-solution-to-food-insecurity/