Micro-Gardens in Dakar, Senegal
In collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, FAO has helped introduce micro-garden technology and start community gardening centres in low-income areas of Dakar and the neighbouring city of Pikine. More than 4,000 urban residents, most of them women, have started micro-gardens, which produce on average 30 kg of vegetables per sqm per year, enough to satisfy family needs and providing a surplus for sale. In 2008, the micro-gardens programme won UN-HABITAT's Dubai Award for Best Practice to Improve the Living Environment. The $30,000 prize is being used to consolidate and expand the programme.
In 2010 the judging panel of the City to City Barcelona FAD Award acknowledged mentions to the Micro-Gardens in Dakar programme.