URBAN AGRICULTURE IN AND AROUND GREATER HYDERABAD REGION

T. Anuradha1, R. Sudhakar Goud2, Nirmala Babu Rao3
Page No. 24-30

Greater Hyderabad Region has an area of about 750 sq. km. It has increased from 625 sq. km to
750 sq. km recently after merging of gram panchayats. Hence it has become a concern of vegetation
growers in this peri urban areas as these areas are getting converted into real estate regions. The
rapid urbanization that is taking place goes together with a rapid increase in urban poverty and
urban food insecurity as we can see that slowly the vegetable cultivation is shifting to far regions
which will have effect on prices of vegetables where in urban poor cannot afford the high prices.
Keywords : FAO: Food and Agricultural Organisation, RAUF: Resource Centres for Urban
Agriculture and Food Security, FSTT: Food Seed to Table Program, GHMC: Greater Hyderabad
Muncipal Corparation.