In the foreground an urban garden cooperative member at work adjusting an irrigation hose while another, in the background, aerates the soil of a lettuce bed.
FAO Project TCP/VEN/2901 (3/II/VEN/067): Urban and peri-urban agriculture to improve nutrition and livelihoods of poor families -- part of the Special Programme for Food Security (SPFS) in Venezuela. Caracas embraces city gardening for improved nutrition, jobs. As urban populations soar, authorities consider how to augment fresh food supply.