Database research record2011·Colombia (Popayán)
Valoración de la cidra papa (sechium edule) como alternativa de alimentación y recuperación de vínculos con el campo
Consuelo Montes Rojas, Astrid Alejandra Gomez
LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
Urban Farm DB summary
This participatory research in three communes and four urban-marginal settlements of Popayán, Colombia, surveyed 116 displaced families to evaluate chayote (Sechium edule) as a food alternative. The study found that chayote adapts well to settlement conditions and serves as an alternative food source, promoting the consumption of underutilized species and encouraging urban agriculture practices.