Making Kathmandu livable: Climate-smart farming is the key
Rooftop farming has proved to be a viable and innovative method to counter the pollution problem in urban areas.
By Toya Nath Joshi
Himalayan Times
Oct 22, 2019
Excerpt:
Climate-smart agriculture includes urban greenhouses, rooftop farming (RTF), indoor and vertical farms. These farming methods have proved to be a viable and innovative method to counter the pollution problem in urban areas. Also, they help to secure the food chain as well as to make food locally available. Among the different CSA technologies, rooftop farming (RTF) that is organic has been reported to be a viable and innovative option for pollution reduction and carbon dioxide absorption in the Kathmandu Valley. Besides reducing pollution, using rooftops to grow vegetables could supplement vegetable supply in the valley.
House owners in Kathmandu do not have much space or farms to plant vegetables and are reliant on the street vendors, mini-marts and roadside groceries to meet their daily requirement. The rooftops or balcony and terraces are the only remaining spaces in their house, which could be utilised for farming and making their surrounding green. Vegetables such as coriander, garlic, chili, onions, tomatoes and other seasonal vegetables can be grown on the roofs and balconies of houses in clay pots and plastic containers. Rooftop organic farming would also solve the issue of pesticide residues in vegetables as the products are free of chemicals.
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Source: http://cityfarmer.info/making-kathmandu-livable-climate-smart-farming-is-the-key/
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