Aggarwal Bharti, Rajora Nitika, Raturi Gaurav, Dhar Hena, Kadam Swapnil B, Mundada Pankaj S, Shivaraj S M, Varshney Vishal, Deshmukh Rupesh, Barvkar Vitthal T, Salvi Prafull, Sonah Humira
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India.
Department of Microbiology, School of Biosciences, RIMT University, Mandi Gobindgarh, India.
Plant Sci. 2024 Jan;338:111903. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111903. Epub 2023 Oct 20.
The global population is growing rapidly, and with it, the demand for food. In the coming decades, more and more people will be living in urban areas, where land for traditional agriculture is scarce. Urban agriculture can help to meet this growing demand for food in a sustainable way. Urban agriculture is the practice of growing food in urban areas. It can be done on rooftops, balconies, vacant lots, and even in alleyways. Urban agriculture can produce a variety of crops, including fruits, vegetables, and herbs. It can also help to improve air quality, reduce stormwater runoff, and create jobs. Biotechnology can be used to improve the efficiency and sustainability of urban agriculture. Biotechnological tools can be used to develop crops that are resistant to pests and diseases, that are more tolerant of drought and heat, and that have higher yields. Biotechnology can also be used to improve the nutritional value of crops. This review article discusses the need for and importance of urban agriculture, biotechnology, and genome editing in meeting the growing demand for food in urban areas. It also discusses the potential of biotechnology to improve the sustainability of urban agriculture.
全球人口正在迅速增长，随之而来的是对食物的需求。在未来几十年里，越来越多的人将生活在城市地区，而传统农业用地在这些地区十分稀缺。都市农业有助于以可持续的方式满足日益增长的食物需求。都市农业是指在城市地区种植食物的做法。它可以在屋顶、阳台、空地甚至小巷里进行。都市农业能够生产各种作物，包括水果、蔬菜和草药。它还有助于改善空气质量、减少雨水径流并创造就业机会。生物技术可用于提高都市农业的效率和可持续性。生物技术工具可用于培育抗病虫害、更耐旱耐热且产量更高的作物。生物技术还可用于提高作物的营养价值。这篇综述文章讨论了都市农业、生物技术和基因组编辑在满足城市地区日益增长的食物需求方面的必要性和重要性。它还讨论了生物技术改善都市农业可持续性的潜力。
