Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities: Reader for Brussels Briefing 50

Towns and cities in the world’s developing countries are growing on an unprecedented scale. In 1960, the global urban population was 34% of the total; however, by 2014 54% of the total and continues to grow. By 2050, the proportion living in urban areas is expected to reach 66% (UNDESA). Sub-Sahara...

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Main Authors: Boto, Isolina, Mofolo, Lebo
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2018
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100854
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description Towns and cities in the world’s developing countries are growing on an unprecedented scale. In 1960, the global urban population was 34% of the total; however, by 2014 54% of the total and continues to grow. By 2050, the proportion living in urban areas is expected to reach 66% (UNDESA). Sub-Saharan Africa’s annual urban growth rate is 3.6%, almost double the world average. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 50th Brussels Development Briefing on Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities.
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spelling CGSpace1008542025-03-13T09:46:55Z Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities: Reader for Brussels Briefing 50 Boto, Isolina Mofolo, Lebo Towns and cities in the world’s developing countries are growing on an unprecedented scale. In 1960, the global urban population was 34% of the total; however, by 2014 54% of the total and continues to grow. By 2050, the proportion living in urban areas is expected to reach 66% (UNDESA). Sub-Saharan Africa’s annual urban growth rate is 3.6%, almost double the world average. The information in this document was compiled as background reading material for the 50th Brussels Development Briefing on Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities. 2018-04-01 2019-04-18T09:15:06Z 2019-04-18T09:15:06Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100854 en Open Access application/pdf Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation Boto, Isolina; Mofolo, Lebo. 2018. Growing food in the cities: Successes and new opportunities: Reader for Brussels Briefing 50. CTA: Wageningen, The Netherlands
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