A cultivated idea for cities

The latest notable initiative to promote growing useful plants in a metro city is the recently announced urban farming project of the Delhi government

Urban agriculture, the practice of growing farm products in cities and their outskirts (peri-urban areas), has not received the attention it merits. Commonly consumed but high-priced farm products, such as vegetables, fruit, flowers, milk, eggs, mushrooms, and fish, can easily be produced in urban and semi-urban areas. Residential dwellings even in densely populated cities have roofs, terraces, balconies, and walls, which can be used for growing plants. While roof-top gardening, involving the growing of ornamental, medicinal, or other kinds of plants in pots or other containers, is already a popular hobby among many urbanites, some new and innovative ways of