Programa de Agricultura (PAU) Urbana de la ciudad de Rosario

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3612482361341800874  Englsih In 2001, Argentina was in turmoil as public anger over a deepening recession and widespread poverty sparked riots, and angry protests. The Urban Agriculture Programme (UAP) was initiated after the economic crisis. The practices featured below present examples of how a wide range of cities and communities are dealing with different aspects of the urban-rural continuum. Urban Agriculture Programme, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina So far 791 community gardens have been established and this has led to the improvement of the urban neighbourhood landscape as well as the quality of life of its inhabitants. Español El Programa de Agricultura (PAU) Urbana de la ciudad de Rosario, promueve emprendimientos productivos de carácter comunitario para la seguridad alimentaria a partir de la generación de ingresos genuinos y mejorar el paisaje barrial al transformar los terrenos baldíos en espacios productivos. Se instalaron más de 791 huertas comunitarias.http://www.rosario.gov.ar/sitio/desarrollo_social/empleo/programa_au.jsp