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Who Participates in Urban Agriculture? An Empirical Analysis †
Author(s) -
Bellemare Marc F.,
Dusoruth Vaneesha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1002/aepp.13072
Subject(s) - agriculture , urban agriculture , pandemic , food supply , covid-19 , empirical evidence , agricultural economics , economics , economic growth , geography , archaeology , medicine , philosophy , disease , epistemology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
A few highly publicized food supply chain disruptions early in the COVID‐19 pandemic were interpreted by some as evidence of a “broken” food system. One solution often brought in response to that perceived brokenness is urban agriculture. The literature, however, has sidestepped a key question: Who practices urban agriculture? Using survey data on 882 Montreal residents, we find that those who practice urban agriculture are more educated, and more likely to be homeowners and to report an income in the highest income bracket. This is consistent with urban agriculture being a luxury good.