The practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a town, or city - urban farming - is been practiced in Addis Ababa for quite some time now. Urban farming is considered to have a lot of advantages.
For instance, by growing what is needed in closer areas, long-distance transportation of food decreases, which in turn would lower the price of food. In addition, people can get the freshest produce. Another benefit of urban farming is that it can add greenery to cities, reducing harmful runoff, increasing shading, and countering the unpleasant heat effect. And Addis Ababa has its own policy and strategy. But the problem seems to be implementation, writes Tibebeselassie Tigabu.
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