A Strategy for Local Development of Lower-Income Urban Sectors Organic Urban Agriculture in Rosario

Antonio Lattuca, Silvana Mariani and Raúl Terrile

In: UA Magazine 6 - Transition to Ecological Urban Agriculture: A Challenge

Argentina, like the rest of Latin America, is confronted with the challenge of combating structural poverty. Urban agriculture - particularly when using organic methods - is seen as a viable and appropriate strategy for easing poor urban sectors. This article presents two cases in which this strategy was developed in two cities contrasting greatly in size: Rosario and Camilo Aldao.