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«La tierra abuena a la gente» : programa de agricultura urbana de Rosario (Argentina)

Arrate Corres Velasco

Soberanía alimentaria, biodiversidad y culturas

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The Urban Agriculture Program of Rosario, Argentina, has succeeded in changing part of the city's landscape by integrating a social-economy project into its neighbourhoods. Formerly unused vacant lots are now community gardens managed agroecologically. Mariana Ponce and Raul Terrile, members of the technical team coordinating the initiative, describe what the program involves.