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Urban Farming Has Financial Advantages

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  • Ahearn, Mary
  • Banker, David

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Nearly a third of all U.S. farms are in metro areas. Farms in the city's shadow produce most of the Nation’s high-value crops (like fruits and vegetables), account for nearly a third of the total value of U. S. farm sales, and generally have a stronger financial position than nonmetro farms.

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  • Ahearn, Mary & Banker, David, 1988. "Urban Farming Has Financial Advantages," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 5(1), October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:310539
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310539
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    1. Heimlich, Ralph E. & Brooks, Douglas H., 1989. "Metropolitan Growth and Agriculture: Farming in the City's Shadow," Agricultural Economic Reports 308078, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Heimlich, Ralph E. & Barnard, Charles H., 1992. "Agricultural Adaptation To Urbanization: Farm Types In Northeast Metropolitan Areas," Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, vol. 21(1), pages 1-11, April.
    3. Carlin, Thomas A. & Saupe, William E., 1990. "Structural Change In Agriculture And Its Relationship To Rural Communities And Rural Life," 1990 Conference, January 6-9, Albuquerque, New Mexico 260178, Regional Research Committe NC-181: Determinants of Farm Size and Structure.

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