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| Documentary:
“Farmers in the City” : Problems and
Opportunities in the City
of Lima
August,
2006
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The first Urban
Harvest documentary demonstrates what is urban
agriculture and why it is practiced in particular in
Metropolitan Lima. The documentary identifies the
reality of urban agriculture in the eastern district
of Lima and describes the importance of urban
agriculture as a livelihood strategy for families
that contributes to their food security and provides
them with extra and alternative income, while also
maintaining a sustainable city environment. The DVD identifies and explains the problems and
opportunities that encircle urban agricultural
activities in the eastern district of Lima, called
Lurigancho-Chosica, that happens to be area of study
for the development project “Farmers in the
City”. (The project is part of a worldwide program,
Urban Harvest, an initiative of the CGIAR).
The DVD presents the realities that urban
agricultural families face and how agriculture can
be a livelihood strategy for migrants from the rural
areas of Peru. Moreover, the documentary is
principally directed at local authorities, decision
makers in urban planning, institutions and
universities that have interests in urban
management, agriculture and the environment,
with the aim of generating awareness of the reality of
urban agriculture within Lima’s districts.
The
video was created with the support of a
Fullbright Scolarrship obtained from Molly Clinehens,
a specialist in urban studies.
The DVD is available for free. To obtain a copy please
contact Urban Harvest at : urbanharvest@cgiar.org.
(This DVD is in Spanish)
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