FAO - IDRC - project on urban and peri-urban agriculture

Urban Producers Resource Book

faoidrc — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:56:03 +0000

The main result of this FAO-IDRC Project is the Urban Producers Resource Book consisting in the following parts:

Cover

Outcomes of the launching workshop

faoidrc — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:56:37 +0000

By clicking on the link below, you can download a PDF of the launching workshop proceedings

launching-workshop-proceedings.pdf

This space is open for your discussions!

faoidrc — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:54:10 +0000

Case studies of the 10 cities

faoidrc — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:28:48 +0000

Accra case study.pdf

Antananarivo case study.pdf

Cairo case study.pdf

Caracas case study.pdf

Dakar case study.pdf

Harare case study.pdf

Nairobi case study.pdf

Hyderabad case study.pdf

Phnom Penh case study.pdf

Kinshasa case study.pdf

Case studies synthesis paper.pdf

Outcomes of final workshop

faoidrc — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:20:09 +0000

By clicking on the link below, you can download a PDF of the final workshop proceedings

final-workshop-proceedings.pdf

Final workshop

faoidrc — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 09:20:08 +0000

The final workshop in Rome

The final workshop, held in FAO HQs in Rome from 29-31 January 2007, was a success.

The proceedings can be downloaded from Outcomes of the Final Workshop of this website.

Contact

faoidrc — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:54:59 +0000

For further information, please contact us!

Project Coordinator in FAO HQs: Mr. Emmanuel Chengu, Rural Development Analysis Officer (ESWD)

Emmanuel.Chengu@fao.org

Programm Officer of the project in IDRC HQs: Ms. Ann Thomas, Senior Program Officer on Environment and Natural Resource Management

athomas@idrc.ca

Webmaster: Laura Schild von Spannenberg

laura.spannenberg@gmail.com

Participating cities

faoidrc — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:42:24 +0000

The 10 participating cities

Accra

Ms. Irene Susana Egyir

University of Ghana

College of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences

Dept. of Agric. Economics and Agribusiness

P.O. Box 68 Legon

Accra, Ghana

Tel. 233 244681384

Email afuaegyir@yahoo.com

Harare

Mr. Takawira Mubvami

MDP – ESA, Municipal Development Programme for Eastern and Southern Africa

7th floor, Hurudza House

Nelson Mandela Avenue

Harare, Zimbabwe

Tel. 263 4 774385/6

Fax. 263 4 774387

Email tmubvami@mdpafrica.org.zw, mubvami@hotmail.com

Cairo

Ms. Ahlam Elnaggar

AERI Agriculture Economic Research Institue

7, Nadi Elseid Street

Companies and Agencies Building

Dokki Giza, Egypt

Tel. +2023372318

Cell. + 20122103062

Fax. + 2027607651

Email aeri_84@hotmail.com

Hyderabad

Mr. Robert Simmons

HUDA

Plot no.23 – Tirumala Colony

L.B. Nagar – Hyderabad 74, India

Tel. 040-24023470

Email r.simmons@cgiar.org

Phnom Penh

Mr. Pou Souvann

SRER KHMER

11B Street 101, Boeung Trabek,

Chamcar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

P.O. Box 1517

Tel. 855-23210217

Email srerkhmer@online.com.kh, pousovann@yahoo.com

Nairobi

Ms. Maureen K. Nyang’wara

KARI – Kenya Agricultural Research Institute

Kaptagat Road Loresho

P.O. Box 57811 (00200)

Nairobi, Kenya

Tel. 254-20-4183301-20 (extn. 2340)

Email MKNyangwara@kari.org, mnyangwara@yahoo.com

Kinshasa

Mr. Luzayadio Kanda

Service National D’horticulture Urbaeine er Periurbaine

Avenue Colonel Lukusa no.1126

Kinshasa, Gombe

Tel. 00243-816568696

Email huprdc@ckt.cd, jaluzaka@yahoo.fr

Antananarivo

Mr. Jean Ramanankatsoina

FAO Madagascar

B.P. 3907 Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Tel. 261-202246021

Email seliegox@wanadoo.mg

Caracas

Ms. Lúz Béltran

Fundación Escuela de Gerencia Social (FEGS)

Av. Alfredo Jahn, con 5a transversal, Los Palos Grandes

Caracas, Venezuela

Apartado Postal 69295, Altamira 1062

Tel. 58-212-2862551, -2862831

Dakar

Mr. Moussa Sy

Institut Africain de Gestion Urbaine

Liberté 6 Extension no. 5

B.P. 7263

Dakar, Sénégal

Tel. +221-827-2200

Fax +221-827-2813

Email moussa@iagu.org

About the project

faoidrc — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:55:51 +0000

Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture - Towards a better understanding of low-income producers’ organizations

The Project, which is funded by IDRC and operated by FAO, is aimed at generate knowledge for a better understanding of types and performance of existing formal and informal urban and peri-urban producers’ organisations in cities of developing countries. The final goal is to generate knowledge that will help to better understand the types and performance of existing formal and informal urban and peri-urban producer organizations in developing country cities, strengthen these and promote new organizations which will be more effective and sustainable.

Why? Who?

Urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) and related activities have been receiving increased attention in recent years as a dimension of urbanization worldwide and as a means to alleviate poverty and improve diets in urban and peri-urban areas. Gaining a better understanding of UPA’s role in urban food security and ensuring that it can contribute both to sustainable livelihoods of producers and accessibility of safe and nutrient-rich foods for urban consumers has become part of the agenda of the FAO and in particular of the “Food for the Cities” Multidisciplinary Group (FAO-FCIT). Several of FAO’s programmes are providing technical and policy assistance to member states aimed at the improvement of agricultural, livestock, aquacultural and silvicultural production systems, development of the processing, marketing and distribution of products from such systems, enhancement of their overall contribution to post-crisis and longer term urban food security and improved nutrition among the urban poor.

For nearly a decade the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), through its ”Cities Feeding People Programme Initiative”, has closely collaborated with FAO in the development of UPA-related work at global, regional and country levels in policy and technology-oriented research, training and information. This collaboration has included joint seminars and publications, joint speakers at sessions of global summits, joint sponsoring and participation in workshops with local authorities and agricultural and urban planners in
Latin America, West and
East Africa and support to mayors’ declarations. FAO has also collaborated in various ways with the global Resource Centre on Urban Agriculture and Forestry (RUAF), coordinated by ETC International and supported by the Netherlands Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS), IDRC and several other agencies.