Apoyo al Jardín Botanico de Bogotá José Celestino Mutis en los procesos formativos y técnicos de agricultura urbana
Jair Fernando Castillo Yepes, Edward Reinaldo Pinto Ramírez
Urban Farm DB summary
Under an agreement between Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas and the Bogotá Botanical Garden (Jardín Botánico de Bogotá José Celestino Mutis), an internship project supported the city's urban agriculture program amid its rapid growth in Bogotá, Colombia. Using field notes, on-site observation, training sessions, and a checklist, the work identified deficiencies in the urban agriculture program and, based on these, developed an Agroecological Management Protocol for urban gardens addressing four areas derived from Good Agricultural Practices criteria: integrated crop management, good agricultural practices, environmental protection, and hazard control, aimed at diagnosing and improving conditions in gardens enrolled in the program.