Fernando Neira Orjuela

In: UA Magazine No. 12 - Gender and Urban Agriculture

This article is a synthesis of a doctoral thesis undertaken in San Luis Tlaxialtemalco, a town of the Xochimilco Delegation of the southern zone of Mexico City, with a population of 12,553. Agricultural micro-enterprises have developed around production in greenhouses. This has proved to be a valid strategy for the farming families to generate income, but it has also served to improve the decision-making power and freedom of movement of women, enhancing their autonomy.