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Fostering Sustainable Urban Farming in Malaysia: The Green Agenda of Urban Hijau

Food Security, Permaculture, Sustainability, Urban Farm, Waste Management / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Journal article on “The Green Agenda of Urban Hijau” Abstract This is a case study about the green agenda of Urban Hijau, a social enterprise which promotes urban farming as a way to a foster sustainability. It narrates how it started and progressed through the introduction of various sustainable farming systems. The landscape of farming […]

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Urban Hijau exchanges food waste for farm produce

Permaculture, Sustainability, Urban Farm, Waste Management / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Social enterprise Urban Hijau’s compost network project aims to reduce food waste in landfills. KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians produce a whopping 17,000 tonnes of food waste daily which ends up in landfills. And when food decomposes in landfills, it produces methane, a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide. The good news is that food waste can be

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These Urban Farms Lead the Way in Sustainable Food Production in the City

Food Security, Sustainability, Urban Farm / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Find out how Kebun Kebun Bangsar, Cultiveat and more are catering to Malaysians who value sustainability and social impact Traditional industrial farming and food transportation contributes to one third of the global carbon footprint. It relies heavily on large swaths of land, water, and pesticides, while giving off immense greenhouse gas emissions as produce is

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Chaya – Healthy green for the tropics!

Food Security, Permaculture, Sustainability, Urban Farm / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Eating greens! We all know it is good for us. So many nutrients that our bodies need are present. So how do we get enough of the vegetables easily? With the globalization happening around the world, it is easy to understand why only a few vegetables and fruits have become the major part of our

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Growing the Easy Way

Food Security, Permaculture, Sustainability, Urban Farm / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Many people want to grow edibles and not have too many problems with it. How can one do that in Malaysia? Yes. It is possible. And it is easy. Grow what Grows! This is the critical thing for success. If we stick to growing what grows easily in based on the local climate and tradition,

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3 TONS! How much mulch is enough?

Permaculture, Sustainability, Urban Farm, Waste Management / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Carbon Carbon Carbon!!! It grows all around us in the form of trees and plants. We need not waste such a useful resource. Its so useful that occasionally when we do not have enough we even buy it! What do we use Mulch for? Mulch! Its simply a layer of cover over the soil to

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Water – How can Malaysians work with it better?

Permaculture, Sustainability / Muneeb Bin Yousuf

Malaysia is a tropical rainforest. With that we get abundant rain year round – around 2500mm yearly. Great thing about that is that we have abundant rain to grow and store the water for the few dry spells. Does that much water also come with problems? How can we deal with them? Read on to find

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