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Rising at an altitude of 5 200 m in the Peruvian Andes, the River Rímac carves a path of 200 km down to the coastal desert, through the city of Lima and into the Pacific Ocean. The Rímac is the lifeline of Lima’s water supply, providing most of the drinking...

Thirty years ago, El Alto was a dormitory suburb, inhabited by mining families and migrants from rural areas, on the plateau that lies at an altitude of 4 000 m above the city of La Paz. Since then, its population has almost tripled, from 300 000 to 890 000. Today,...

Brazil has become the international benchmark for measuring national commitment to food security. Its Zero Hunger programme, launched in 2003, made eradicating hunger and fighting poverty key objectives on the domestic agenda. The government adopted a national food security and nutrition policy that recognizes the inalienable right of all citizens...

Spring visitors to the Argentinian city of Rosario, on the Paraná River, 300 km north of Buenos Aires, should not miss the week-long “Rosario grows roots” festival. Last year’s festival included guided tours of vegetable gardens along the city’s main railway line, workshops on organoponic gardening, and openair cooking classes...

A family-based fish and vegetable growing system tested in the crowded conditions of the Gaza Strip has proved such a success that some families want to turn food production into small businesses. An FAO project funded by Belgium introduced the soil-less or aquaponic food production units on the rooftops of 15...