City of Dallas Urban Agriculture Plan

Access to healthy food for vulnerable communities in southern and western Dallas is a significant challenge; 36% of Dallas' residents live in census tracts defined as food deserts, which are low-income areas with low access to vehicles and no grocers within one mile.

Additionally, food production, distribution, and land use account for 30% of global GHG emissions. Rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, and more frequent droughts may results in losses to crops and livestock across the nation and globe, possibly leading to increased food prices. Extreme weather events such as Winter Storm Uri have exposed vulnerabilities in the food supply chain. Solutions in this sector target emissions reductions at each stage of the food supply chain; however, most actions focus on equity and address issues such as food access and food security.