🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शहरी कृषि

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shaharī kŕ̥ṣhi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Urban agriculture/ˈɜːr.bən ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃər/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"शहरी कृषि से शहरों में ताज़ी सब्ज़ियाँ मिलती हैं।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around urban areas.

    "Urban agriculture includes activities such as rooftop gardening, community farming, and keeping poultry in city limits."
  2. 2

    Agricultural production integrated into the urban economic and ecological system.

    "Many modern cities are incorporating urban agriculture into their master plans to improve local food security."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'urban', derived from the Latin 'urbanus' (pertaining to a city), and 'agriculture', originating from the Latin 'agricultura' (field cultivation, from 'ager' meaning field and 'cultura' meaning cultivation). While the practice dates back to ancient times, the modern compound term gained widespread currency in urban planning and sustainability discourse during the late 20th century.

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