TY - JOUR
T1 - Urban agriculture in the United States
T2 - Characteristics, challenges, and technical assistance needs
AU - Oberholtzer, Lydia S.
AU - Dimitri, Carolyn
AU - Pressman, Andrew
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Urban agriculture offers potential benefits to urban areas and has captured the attention of residents and policymakers. Some challenges of urban agriculture are unique to the urban setting, and many farmers do not receive adequate technical assistance. Based on a national survey of urban farmers and interviews, this article explores the challenges and technical assistance needs of these farms. The urban agriculture sector is one of young, recently established farms and farmers. Profitability, financing, and production costs were rated the highest challenges. Farmers also reported moderate to high technical assistance needs in many other areas that Extension staff can address.
AB - Urban agriculture offers potential benefits to urban areas and has captured the attention of residents and policymakers. Some challenges of urban agriculture are unique to the urban setting, and many farmers do not receive adequate technical assistance. Based on a national survey of urban farmers and interviews, this article explores the challenges and technical assistance needs of these farms. The urban agriculture sector is one of young, recently established farms and farmers. Profitability, financing, and production costs were rated the highest challenges. Farmers also reported moderate to high technical assistance needs in many other areas that Extension staff can address.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84922015476
VL - 52
JO - Journal of Extension
JF - Journal of Extension
SN - 1077-5315
IS - 6
M1 - 6FEA1
ER -