Database research record2017·Latin America and the Caribbean
Chapter 2: Agriculture sector modernization and renewable energy development: perspectives from developing countries
Deborah Hines, Sarah Balistreri
Sustainable energy developments
Urban Farm DB summary
This chapter highlights successful Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture (UPA) practices in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that have improved food and nutrition security and increased dietary diversity. It introduces sustainable production techniques that reduce dependence on traditional energy sources and promote renewable energy. The chapter provides evidence that UPA activities can reduce poverty and hunger, generate food and nutrition security benefits, and create employment and income for poor urban households in LAC.