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rban farming is currently on the rise in Indonesia as people across the country are forced to spend more time at home in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19. With little land in their backyards – or without any backyard at all – aspiring urban farmers should fret not, as they can grow various vegetables with limited space at home.
Endang Tri Margawati, an animal biotechnology researcher at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), said on Monday that the trend could actually become a solution to food security issues during the pandemic.
According to Endang, urban farming has been around for years; however, the number of urban farms could increase to support food supplies. She explained that there were various methods of urban farming that could be carried out, such as planting rice or hydroponic rice in a backyard or, alternatively, developing an integrated rice-fish farming system.
For sources of protein, Endang suggested that urbanites raise livestock such as chickens, ducks, goats, sheep and cows at home – a common practice in rural areas.
