Jessica Alegre, Dennis Escudero and Omar Tesdell

In: UA Magazine 17 - Strengthening Urban Producers' Organisations

The large urban market of Lima provides an opportunity for periurban and urban farmers in the east of Lima to sell their products. However, studies by the Urban Harvest Programme of CIP in Lima reveal that the current system for commercialisation of urban agricultural products is underdeveloped. In addition there is a lack of trust, insecurity and a lack of capacity among urban farmers to organise and improve through social learning processes and coordinated business management efforts. This article describes an effort to improve this situation.