City allotments could be as productive as conventional farms, research finds

Two-year pilot study in Brighton and Hove shows value of urban food production, say scientistsCity allotments have the ability to rival the productivity of conventional farms, according to new research.A two-year pilot study by the University of Sussex found that volunteer urban growers in Brighton and Hove were able to harvest 1kg of insect-pollinated fruit and vegetables per sq metre in a season - which researchers said put their yields within the range of conventional farms. Continue reading...