Growing greener cities in Latin America and the Caribbean
An FAO report on urban and peri-urban agriculture in the region
This new FAO report – in English and Spanish – looks at progress made in“growing greener cities” in Latin America and the Caribbean – cities in which urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) is recognized by public policy, included in urban developmentstrategies and land-use planning, supported by agricultural research and extension, and linked to sources of technologicalinnovation, investment and credit, and to urban markets and consumers.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Edition: 1st
Year: 2014
ISBN: 978-92-5-108251-5
Country/ies: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Geographical coverage: Latin America and the Caribbean
Type: Book
Full text available at: http://www.fao.org/3/a-i3696e.pdf
Content language: English