Clarissa Ruggieri

In: UA Magazine 17 - Strengthening Urban Producers' Organisations

The FAO/IDRC Project, "Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture: Towards a better understanding of low-income producers’ organisations" aims at identifying concrete solutions to the difficulties faced by urban producers’ groups in achieving sustainable livelihoods for their members. In this article some preliminary results are provided, regarding the groups’ capacity to attain self-reliance and sustainability; and the role of mayors, local authorities and city executives in promoting a politically friendly environment for civil society participation, farmers’ entrepreneurship and capacity building.