ProHuerta: una política pública con más de 30 años de historia

Urban Farm DB summary

An official Argentine government article on ProHuerta, a self-provisioning garden program. Launched on August 3, 1990 by resolution of INTA's governing board, it has since reached more than 4 million beneficiaries and supported 637,847 gardens (97% household gardens, 1,826 community gardens, and 13,000 school gardens). It reports 9,192 volunteer promoters (67% women), and cites a nutritional evaluation finding a typical household garden covers about 72% of recommended overall consumption.

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• 4,000,000 people

  beneficiary count(prohuerta)

  Social

  region

  Argentina

  year

  2020

  method

  más de 4 millones de beneficiarios

• 637,847 gardens

  garden count(prohuerta)

  Social

  region

  Argentina

  year

  2020

  method

  null

• 72 %

  recommended nutrient coverage(prohuerta household garden)

  Health

  region

  Argentina

  year

  2020

  method

  evaluación nutricional de huerta familiar típica; cobertura de consumo recomendado global

• 97 %

  household garden share(prohuerta)

  Social

  region

  Argentina

  year

  2020

  method

  proporção do total de hortas classificadas como familiares

• 13,000 gardens

  school garden count(prohuerta)

  Social

  region

  Argentina

  year

  2020

  method

  null

• 9,192 people

  volunteer promoter count(prohuerta)

  Social

  region

  Argentina

  year

  2020

  method

  67% mujeres

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• Food securitySupports
• Nutrition and healthSupportsWith caveats
• Policy and governanceSupports