Nurture rooftop movement

The timing couldn’t have been more perfect for turning our terraces into kitchen gardens.

Agricultural land continues to disappear as cities grow and attract more people to urban centres. The decline has not only increased dependency on hinterlands and far-flung supply chains, but also burdened the national coffers as a significant amount of foreign reserves is spent on food imports. There are more mouths to feed than ever before and, clearly, the path we are on is unsustainable and poses enormous socio-economic risks to the country.