ABSTRACT
Urban agriculture or urban food production is the growing of crops and rearing of animals in towns and cities. This chapter explores how urban food production has been governed from the founding of the city of Harare in 1890 to the present. Available evidence shows that the practice has been characterized by shifting positions over the years, and that this has led to its current general acceptance. The position of producers, however, remains uncertain due to the fact that there has not been full incorporation of the practice in the city plans by planning officials whose values remain out of sync with Harare’s lived reality.
