Jovita Abensur Ríos and Horacio Chicata Blancas

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

Hydroponics is a technology characterized by the absence of soil, allowing the growing of crops of better quality in small urban spaces, requiring less time, less labour, and less inputs. In Lima, Peru, the NGO Imagen Educativa began working in 1993 to promote urban agriculture as a strategy to improve nutrition, family income and environment quality. It implies the growth of legumes, ornamental, aromatic and medicinal plants in the peripheral areas of Lima, where it is difficult to farms due to poor soil conditions and lack of water for irrigation.