Raul Boncodin, Dindo Campilan, Gordon Prain

In: UA Magazine 1 - Maiden issue

The importance of home gardens, the small areas of cultivated land immediately surrounding a home or a homestead, is often underestimated despite its vital contribution to meeting various household-needs, especially for the poor families in developing countries. The authors explore the importance of homegardens in the Philippines and give the findings of the programme, Users' Perspectives with Agricultural Research and Development (UPWARD).