Lima Hydroponics and Community Kitchen Integration
Lima, Peru · Operator: Community organizations and kitchen coordinators
Overview
Multiple community kitchens in Metropolitan Lima operate hydroponics systems optimizing water and nutrient use. Vegetables produced are directly used in linked community kitchens for meal preparation, linking food security with healthy food access.
Citizen participation
Hydroponics production linked with community kitchens, integrating citizen vegetable production with cooking/preparation
Operating model
Integration of community kitchen operations with subsistence-level hydroponics farming
Impact
Direct fresh vegetable supply to low-income communities in Lima, implementation of water-efficient cultivation technology, improved food security and nutritional access
Land tenure
Located within community kitchen facilities
Crops
- vegetables
- leafy greens
Scale
Multiple community kitchens in metropolitan Lima
Sources（1）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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