Photographed by Valentina Cattane.
On the roof of Labib Privy in Mohandessin is used in a location pilot for one of the first permaculture Cairo - autonomous systems in the environment.
By Steven Viney
Valentina Cattane
Al-Masry Al-Youm
04/07/2011
Excerpt:
In Cairo, urban farming grows in popularity as more people are trying to adopt more environmentally friendly approaches to the environment and encourage decentralization of the confidence of the community on the agriculture of companies.
Many academics and supporters are champion methodologies by organizing workshops in which participants can learn how to set up small urban gardens and make use of their personal spaces - roofs, balconies and gardens.
One of the greatest difficulties, however, is the lack of facilities for the supporters and practitioners to communicate with each other, on a continuous basis.
In an attempt to fill this gap, the site Web of the food sovereignty project recently was launched to provide a platform where users can blog about their experiences and to meet other people involved in urban agriculture in the community.
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