Science Forum Day 3 - Robert Holmer - A Recipe for Healthy Cities - Vegetable Production in the Urban Environment
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Science Forum Day 3 - Robert Holmer - A Recipe for Healthy Cities - Vegetable Production in the Urban Environment
- 1. A Recipe for Healthy Cities: Vegetable Production in the Urban Environment Robert J. Holmer Regional Director for East and Southeast Asia, AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center Science Week, The WorldFish Center 18 - 22 July 2011, Penang, Malaysia
- 2. Global Urbanization Trends The Urban and Rural Population of the World (1950 to 2030)* *Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2006). World Urbanization Prospects
- 3. Global Urbanization Trends Population Growth of the Philippines (1898 to 2010) 2.3 % p.a.
- 4. Global Urbanization Trends Population Growth of Cagayan de Oro (1879 to 2006) 4.4 % p.a.
- 10. Urban Challenge: Sanitation Major challenges facing urban areas: Picture: Nikki Sandino M Victoriano
- 11. Urban Challenge: Solid Waste Management Major challenges facing urban areas: Picture: Jana Gerold
- 12. Urban Challenge: Food and Nutritional Security “ Double disease burden” Source: WHO Data 2006 > 20 % of population over 18 years old is obese > 30 % of public school children are undernourished
- 13. National vegetable availability vs. health/nutrition status Health status indicator: Children under 5 mortality rate Nutrition status indicator: Children under 5 underweight
- 15. Urban agriculture Allotment Garden Munich, Germany
- 18. Berlin, 1946
- 19. Reichstag building, Berlin (2006)
- 20. Vegetable production at the White House garden & in front of San Francisco City Hall
- 22. Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Jeannette M.E. Tramhel. 2010. Using Participatory Urban Design to "Close the Nutrient Loop" in the Philippines. Urban Agriculture Magazine 23 - Urban nutrient management, 30-31.
- 23. ... preparing the land Allotment Garden Set-up
- 26. Vegetable production can take place in small spaces and can still be productive. Ingenuity is the key! Container gardening
- 28. Prosperity for the Poor, Health for All! Thank you very much!
Editor's Notes
- Vegetable consumption in the Philippines 40 kg/capita and year Micronutrient deficiency – a lack of vitamins, minerals and other compounds necessary for good health – is a serious problem in the developing world . A lack of vitamin A is a major cause of blindness, and weakens the immune system. The deficiency is especially acute in India and sub-Saharan Africa.
- Role of women