Urban Agriculture with focuses on Buen Vivir and Agroecology in the city of Puebla, México
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The city of Puebla is one of the most polluted and lacking in green areas in Mexico. Moreover, it lacks of mechanisms and infrastructure to address this problem. This has led to a severe food problem; characterized by 3,720,000 people (64.5% of the total state population) suffering from some degree of food poverty, alongside an alarming increase in morbidity rates due to poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyles. With these and other challenges facing the city of Puebla in mind, this study aims to propose policies for the municipal urban agriculture program, using a methodology focused on three types of people: 1. People who are already involved in Urban Agriculture; 2. Institutions or organizations involved in this practice; and 3. People who do not currently engage in urban agricultural practice. We use categories based on Agroecology and the ‘Buen Vivir’ concept as a theoretical basis. The results show that even surfaces ranging between 2.5-20 m2 can produce at least 25 edible plant species of excellent quality. This level of food production can lead to savings of between 18 to 60% in a family’s food expenditure, among other quantitative indicators. Above all, urban agriculture of this nature can help to reverse some of the food, environmental and social problems that occur within a city as complex as Puebla.
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