Urban agriculture can provide many benefits to a city. For example, it can reduce the excessive heat that builds up in cities during the summer, it can create small communities of people that allow for improved social interactions, it can help small businesses to grow and make money, and it can help guarantee food security to decrease a city’s reliance on food that is transported in from the countryside.

Rooftop agriculture is gaining popularity across the world, thanks to its benefits.

Researchers counted hundreds of rooftop food farms across the world. Most of this rooftop agriculture is found in North America and Europe.

Rooftop agriculture can also improve the wellbeing of building residents, providing them with opportunities to socialize and help with gardening, which many find enjoyable.

In rooftop agriculture, plants are grown in a soil-filled container or soil-free hydroponicDescribes the cultivation of plants in water, without soil. systems.

Source: Frontiers

https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2022.701756