• Dr. S.Latha

Urbanization is one of the key drives of change in the world today. Projections show that urbanization combined with the overall growth of the world’s population could add another 2.5 billion people to urban population by 2020, with close to 90 percent of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa, according to United Nations report. Rapid and unplanned urbanization, climate change and changing demographics have resulted in increasing urban unemployment and poverty, high food inflation and food insecurity, especially the high nutritional insecurity. However, many countries are making efforts to increase production focusing on new areas and innovation. The Government of India, for instance, is considering promotion of urban agriculture on a national scale to curb the increasing price of food commodities in its cities. Urban agriculture can be defined shortly as the growing of plants and raising of animals within and around cities. In India, in states like Maharashtra and Kerala, the promotion of urban agriculture is already included in state policies. In Tamil Nadu, the Department of Horticulture had introduced a new scheme, named “DO IT YOURSELF, to promote urban farming in its cities, that was launched in four corporations, where Tiruchirappalli city is one among them. As a recent trend few individuals have developed urban farming in the available empty spaces in and around their residences. In order to elaborate and extent the urban farming throughout the study area, the related constraints are analyzed and future proposals are framed.

Urban agriculture, Land use, Roof top gardening, Community gardening, Solid waste management

"Urban Agriculture-Recent Trend And Future Proposal In Tiruchirappalli City, Tamil Nadu, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.27-38, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905E05.pdf

"Urban Agriculture-Recent Trend And Future Proposal In Tiruchirappalli City, Tamil Nadu, India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp27-38, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905E05.pdf