Innovation in urban agricultural practices: Responding to diverse production environments

Anne Pfeiffer, Erin Silva, Jed B. Colquhoun · 2014 · Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Summary. Urban farms in seven US cities develop distinct innovations to overcome space constraints, limited land access, and non-traditional growing conditions. These operations prioritize community and social missions alongside food production, creating unique production systems unlike rural agriculture. The study identifies how local environmental factors and food system structures drive farms to adopt space-intensive techniques across diverse business models, from parking lots to warehouses, and highlights major ongoing challenges facing urban agriculture.

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Pfeiffer, A., Silva, E., & Colquhoun, J. B.. (2014). Innovation in urban agricultural practices: Responding to diverse production environments. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742170513000537

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DOI: 10.1017/s1742170513000537
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: food-systems, innovation-theory
Added: 2026-04-28