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* Using wastewater for irrigation without careful treatment and monitoring can result in spreading diseases among the population. | * Using wastewater for irrigation without careful treatment and monitoring can result in spreading diseases among the population. | ||
* Cultivating on contaminated land is a health hazard for consumers | * Cultivating on contaminated land is a health hazard for consumers. | ||
* Cultivating along roadsides is risky since it exposes food to car pollution. | |||
* Although agriculture and urbanization are considered to be incompatible activities since they compete for the access and use of limited land, urban agriculture effectively uses public and private vacant lots and other areas that are not suited for development like steep slopes and flood plains. | * Although agriculture and urbanization are considered to be incompatible activities since they compete for the access and use of limited land, urban agriculture effectively uses public and private vacant lots and other areas that are not suited for development like steep slopes and flood plains. | ||
* Common problems include legal restrictions and economic impediments to accessing land and resources like reasonably priced water. | * Common problems include legal restrictions and economic impediments to accessing land and resources like reasonably priced water. |