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Question: Urban agriculture:multi-dimensional tools for social development in poor neighbourhoods
Answer: For over 30 years, different urban agriculture (UA) experiments have been undertaken in
Montreal (Quebec, Canada). The Community Gardening Program, managed by the City, and 6 collective
gardens, managed by community organizations, are discussed in this article. These experiments have
different objectives, including food security, socialization and education. Although these have changed over
time, they have also differed depending on geographic location (neighbourhood). The UA initiatives in
Montreal have resulted in the development of a centre with a signiicant vegetable production and a socializa-
tion and education environment that fosters individual and collective social development in districts with a
signiicant economically disadvantaged population. The various approaches attain the established objectives
and these are multi-dimensional tools used for the social development of disadvantaged populations
(Source: , 23 Sep 2021)
Source Link: https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports/113