Luxembourg is working on a national strategy for urban agriculture

Written by BRUNO RENDERS, Director and General Manager of the CDEC, coordinator of the Groof project

The development of our societies undoubtedly involves an increase in urbanisation and demographic pressure. In 2016, according to World Bank data, more than 54% of the world's population was urban, a figure that rises to 75% for the European Union, and this trend will continue to grow. This demographic pressure implies a series of major societal, environmental, technical, economic and social challenges.