Policy facilitates growing food in urban gardens to support food security of the very poor. It calls for collaboration among relevant stakeholders to address the variety of topics that arise in urban food production and consumption, including various departments within the city government, non-profits, and businesses.
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Municipal Community Garden Program, Rosario, Argentina
Policy to establish community gardens for vulnerable groups to earn income and increase food production for residents
Urban Agriculture Framework Ordinance, Lima, Peru
Policy that promotes urban agriculture as an environmental strategy to adress food insecurity, social inclusivity and economic development of the province of Lima
Urban Agriculture Law, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Policy to support urban agriculture in order to improve food and nutritional security of the population. The use of property for urban agriculture is considered a “social function”, and facilitates transfer of private property to UA uses.