1. An UNTOLD STORY ON URBAN-AGRICULTURE

2. In 1800 there was only one city with 1million peopleLondon.

3. By1990there were more than100cities with more than500million people living in it.

4. In just one centuryglobal urban population has expanded from 15% to 50% of the total population.

5. It has been estimated thatby2015over5 billion people will live in urban cities.

6. There will be 23 newmega cities with a population of 10 million each.

7. 18of which will exist in developing world.

8. Rapid urbanizationsare providing a major challenge

9. The challenge iswhethercitiescan transform themselves into self-sustainablesystems?

10. Theanswerto this questionis critical to the futurewell-beingof theplanet, as well as of Humanity.

11. There can be NOsustainable world withoutsustainable cities.

12. Chinashows the world in creating self sustainable cities.

13. In Shanghai only20% of the land administered by the city authorities is built on; The rest 80% of the land is used forAgriculture.

14. This has made Shanghaiself sustainable in Vegetables.

15. Also human waste are converted to organic manure and is used in Urban Agriculture thus creating a sustainable infrastructure for disposal of waste.

16. ThusChinahas created cities that can produce its own food and decompose its own watsethroughURBAN AGRICULTURE

17. But urban agriculture never figured in the master plans of Indian cities and has been viewed as backward and something to be minimized.

18. And so on average urban citizens in India spend their 70% of their earning on food.

19. Andare affected by epidemic diseases like DENGUE, CHIKUNGUNYA, etcdue to lack of proper infrastructure forsanitation

20. With population doubling day by day

21. With cities doubling day by day

22. With farmers decreasing day by day

23. The cost of vegetables will be sky rocketing and our environmental quality of life would get even worse.

24. Lets atleast now awaken our minds to the importance ofURBAN AGRICULTURE

25. A message byidogreen