María Angélica Sbarbatti, Teresa Sunde and Myrian Dreyer

In: UA Magazine 9 - Financing Urban Agriculture

Urban agriculture in implies small-scale activities to supplement household income. There is no entrepreneurial concept, as in large industries. Resources are available through temporary work plans, such as the Pro-Huerta (Pro-Garden) Programme of INTA (National Institute of Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Technology) and the PSA (Social Agricultural Programme). Although the economic crisis has been weakening the integration processes in the country, conditions exist that allow the generation of a positive change through urban farming activities, as small producers are the true motors behind development. The PSA, created in 1993, focuses on conditions for change. The rural micro-credit programme has been adapted to producers in periurban and urban areas, promoting transformation of production systems via the provision of training, financial and technical assistance.