Alexandra Rodriguez Dueñas

In: UA Magazine no. 24 - From Seed to Table: Developing Urban Agriculture Value Chains, pp 61-62

Local government support to urban agriculture in Quito was born as a response to food insecurity in the poorest areas of the city, and was later expanded to the entire Metropolitan District. The production technology used has been adapted to the diverse climatic zones (between 500 and 4,800 metres above sea level, see also the article in UA Magazine no. 22).