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Diverse food in urban gardens in the promotion of food and nutrition security in Brazil: a review
Author(s) -
Sant'Anna de Medeiros Natália,
Carmo Davi Lopes,
Priore Silvia Eloiza,
Santos Ricardo Henrique Silva
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.10127
Subject(s) - food security , promotion (chess) , food processing , urban agriculture , consumption (sociology) , production (economics) , food systems , business , environmental planning , agricultural economics , geography , economic growth , agriculture , economics , political science , sociology , social science , archaeology , politics , law , macroeconomics
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