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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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Urban Hijau Annual Report 2021

Food Security, Sustainability, Urban Farm / Urban Hijau

For organizations to make meaningful social impact, they need a more thoughtful policy.

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Why Every Farm Needs a Community

Food Security, Permaculture, Sustainability, Urban Farm / Saqib Sheikh

Quick reminders on why growing your own food is great.

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No, the World doesn’t need saving. But Humanity does.

Permaculture, Urban Farm / Saqib Sheikh

Quick reminders on why growing your own food is great.

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Waste as a Resource: Exploring Practical Uses of Mulch from Australia to Malaysia

Urban Farm, Waste Management / Saqib Sheikh

(Cowritten with Irfan Mohamed) Waste is a matter of perception. Our modern consumerist society has come up with arbitrary definitions of what is useful and what is not. It assumes that in the process of consumption, we will be left with byproducts that serve no further function. Consumption then by definition is an unsustainable process

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