Sustainability

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

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

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

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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