Agege Community-Driven Vertical Gardens
Lagos, Nigeria · Operator: Agege Community Organization
Overview
Community-driven vertical garden intervention initiated in 2014 in Agege. Bottom-up approach to low-cost innovation with community members contributing expertise and decision-making.
Citizen participation
Bottom-up approach with community members contributing expertise, knowledge, and decision-making power.
Operating model
Community-participatory low-cost agriculture model for addressing food insecurity.
Impact
Addresses food insecurity in urban settlement. Demonstrates citizen participation in affordable rooftop and urban farming innovation.
Crops
- vegetables
- greens
Scale
Community-driven vertical garden pilot in urban settlement
Sources（1）
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