Mary Mtoola is a successful urban farmer, living and working in Kibera, the second largest slum in Africa. Working closely with agricultural researchers, Mary has been able to break out from the cycle of urban poverty illustrating that urban farming can be a viable form of agriculture.

Background Information
Find below a series of 1-minute video clips with farmers, and click here to see another series of 1-minute video clips with stake-holders (extension workers, government workers, private sector, farmers groups, etc) in the agricultural process to get their undigested views on the current system of research for agricultural development. These short clips, shot by Visiontime, have been screened at the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development event in March 2010 to remind participants of the voices of the farmers, and the need to reverse the international system of research to be less top-heavy and more responsive to the needs of the farmers.

Patrick Njogu is a peri urban farmer in the Kikuyu district of Kenya. with support from the government extension system and his own initiative, he transformed his farming from a "hobby" into a lucrative small scale horticultural business that feeds Nairobi.

Edison is an organic farmer supplying supermarket chains in Montevideo, Uruguay.
By working closely with a research center experimental station near him, he has been able to certify and diversify his produce