Urban Agriculture in Naga City: Growing Food, Growing Partnerships, Growing Naga
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Urban Agriculture in Naga City
“Growing Food, Growing Partnerships,
Growing Naga”
Wednesday June 6th, 2007
PLAN 548H: Naga City Planning Studio Course Final Presentation
Kathryn Hill Kaitlin Kazmierowski Dee Dee Quinnelly
“Food like no other commodity, allows for a political reawakening, as it touches our lives in so many ways…from the
intimacy of breastfeeding to discussions at the
World Trade Organization”-Welsh and MacRae, 1998
Presentation OutlineThe Naga Context
Project Goal
Benefits of Urban Agriculture
Program Components
Recommendations
Conclusions
The Naga Context• Agricultural activity is concentrated in 11 of
27 barangays
• 65.78% of Naga’s total land area is devoted to agriculture
• In 1999 alone, 1660 ha were converted from agricultural uses
• Rice, sugarcane, coconut and corn are the main crops produced
• Current UA ordinances are prohibitive
• Production pressures are changing the face of agriculture
The Naga Context
The Project Goal...
To develop and promote UA in Naga City as a viable livelihood option to enhance agricultural productivity and conserve
lands critical for sustainable food security
Why Urban Agriculture? The Benefits of a Holistic Approach
• Food Security
• Income Generation
• Environmental Sustainability
• Community Links
• Growth Management
• Empowerment
Program Components
Research and Development
Education, Training and Extension
Marketing and Finance
Land Use Planning &Management
Research and DevelopmentResearch and development feeds
agricultural sustainability
• Baseline data
• Technology development
Research and Development: Key Findings in Naga
Opportunities
• Technology development focus
• Socio-economic & environmental assessments
Constraints
• Geographically-restricted data
• Lack of databases & GIS implementation
• Minimal farmer participation
Research and Development: Recommendations
• Comprehensive community assessments
• Create databases and incorporate GIS
• Collaborate with research institutions
• Adopt participatory technology development
• Focus on “urban-specific” technologies
Education, Training and Extension
Education in the foundation upon which collaboration and action flourish
Farmer: Sustainable Agriculture, Political know-how
Public: Holism, Schools, Universities and Popular Education
Planner: UA Benefits, Facilitation
Politician: UA Benefits, Enabling Mechanisms
Education, Training and Extension: Key Findings in Naga
Opportunities
• CAgO’s Current Programs
• Extensive local knowledge
• Some UA present (local skill)
• Political will (UA support)
Constraints
• Stigmatization and low self-confidence of farmers
• Accessibility issues
• Lack of multi-stakeholder collaboration
• Lack of comprehensive data to inform enabling policies
Education, Training and Extension: Recommendations
• Database Creation: a Multi-Stakeholder Approach• Bottom-Up Education: Keep Local Needs in Mind • Make UA a Public Affair: Community Links, Food
Festivals, Wellness Fairs• Link Education and Marketing: “Natural Naga”, “Bicol’s
Bounty”
Marketing and Finance• Fosters Entrepreneurship
Strategies
• Credit provision
• Investment in technology
• Savings schemes
• Tax incentives
Marketing and Finance: Key Findings in Naga
Opportunities
• Strong political representation of producers and vendors
• Well established infrastructure
Constraints
• Poor transport services
• Mistrust of cooperatives
• Limited marketing assistance
• Lack of alternative livelihood strategies
• Uneven geographical coverage
Marketing and Finance: Recommendations
• Improve business management assistance
• Create and promote cooperatives • Provide appropriate financing schemes • Promote alternative livelihood strategies • Improve dispersion of financial and
marketing strategies
Land Use Planning and Management
Planning Supports UA
• Strategic Land Use Plans
• Standards for Development
• Regulatory Frameworks
Land Use Planning and Management: Key Findings in Naga
Opportunities
• Proactively direct growth and development
• Comprehensive Land Use Plan 2000 update
• GIS Technology
Constraints
• Land availability, accessibility and usability
• Lack of agricultural land designation in the city proper
• Lack of incentives for UA designation of idle lands
Land Use Planning and Management: Recommendations
• Assess city proper lands for UA suitability (CP lead)
• Designate and integrate UA into Land Use Plan 2007
• Develop or revise municipal by-laws & legislation
The Policy Continuum
UA Plan to inform policy
decisions
Policy translates to action
Research, Education and Advocacy supports UA
Recommendations
Institutionalization of UA
Marketing Strategies
Education
Research & Development
Land Use & Management
Income generation
EnvironmentalSustainability
HealthBenefits
FoodSecurity
Empowerment
Turning Recommendations into Action: “The Naga Farming School”
• Education centre with attached communal garden plot demonstrating sustainable agriculture
• City earmarks public lands to support UA project initiative
• Grounded in local needs, making use of local assets and opportunities
• Showcase of Naga’s commitment to UA and sustainability
Conclusion We feel that Naga is on the cusp of achieving a sustainable UA system;
all that remains is putting the
wheels in motion in order to enable it to
grow.
Thank you to all who helped along the way…