Claudia Patricia Gonzalez Rojas

In: UA Magazine no. 19 - Stimulating Innovation in Urban Agriculture

The population of the Bogota Capital District is increasing rapidly. A major reason for this is internal migration. The need for housing for these displaced people has contributed to the accelerated use of periurban and urban areas for construction of houses, affecting the availability of land suitable for urban agriculture. Meanwhile, there is an increase in the demand for arable land and for food that contributes to a balanced diet.

Introduction: City context

The city of Bogota is the capital and seat of the national government of Colombia. It is located in the Department of Cundinamarca, at 2630 meters above sea level in the eastern branch of the Andean mountain range.  Bogota has a total area of 163,575.2 hectares, divided into 20 localities (75% is rural land, 23% is urban and 2% is expansion land).  Currently, it is the most populous city in the country, with a population of 6,778,691 (DANE 2005), and an annual population growth rate of 2.3%.  Around 40% of the population are migrants. read more ( categories: Bogota )