A Critical Review of Recent Policy Documents on Urban Agriculture

In a growing number of cities, local governments have recognised the importance of urban agriculture and are designing new policies related to urban agriculture or are reformulating existing ones. In this article the authors discuss some requirements for effective policy and subsequently use these criteria to critically review some of the policies on urban agriculture that have been drawn up recently (1). It is hoped that the reader will derive some lessons that may be of help to develop effective policies on urban agriculture in other cities.