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).