César H. Marulanda Tabares

In: UA Magazine 10 - Appropriate (Micro) Technologies for Urban Agriculture

Since the mid 80s, the UNDP -soon followed by FAO- began fostering the development and use of Household Hydroponics. This mainly urban agricultural technique is a fast and efficient alternative to address the lack of food and the lack of income of many impoverished households. In household hydroponics, the key is not to increase the yield per hectare, but to produce small amounts of food in many houses, in spaces unsuitable for conventional agriculture.