Ivana Christina Lovo and Zilá Raquel Pereira Costa

In: UA Magazine 16 - Formulating Effective Policies on Urban Agrilculture

In 2003, the project “Optimisation of Use of Vacant Land for Urban Agriculture� started in Governador
Valadares. This project was promoted by the Urban Management Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (UMPLAC/UNHABITAT), the International Development Research Center (IDRC) of Canada and IPES – Promotion of Sustainable Development in Peru (see also UAM no 11).