Dear Colleagues,

The idea of urban agriculture has been substantially changed over the last 6 years. The idea of urban agriculture has been substantially changed over the last 6 years. Today, urban agriculture is recognized as being present in urban agglomerations as well as in rural–urban fringes. When we analyze these areas, there is a multitude of environments in these urban areas both in developed countries and in developing countries. There is also a multitude of different types of food production in these urban areas ranging from community gardens and other types of gardens to urban farms with a hectare or two to much larger farms. These different forms of food production also have different types of relationships with consumers, ranging from food production in gardens for the families of the producers to farms with a network of consumers that are either informally or formally organized. The range of different types of food production units raises a significant question regarding how sustainable and healthy the food production is in this variety of environments. We are therefore interested in articles that investigate the degree of healthiness of food and the sustainability of its production in these different environments in urban areas, and how consumers have and can become involved in contributing to healthy and sustainable food production.

Prof. Dr. Christopher R. Bryant
Dr. Antonia Bousbaine
Guest Editors

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• Urban agriculture
• Healthy foodstuff
• Consumers’ roles in healthy food production
• Variety of sustainable foodstuff processes