2249015 | ||
Quito, Ecuador : Urban Agriculture and Youth Employment | ||
Auteur(s) | Young, L. ; Rodriguez, A. | |
Tijdschrifttitel | Urban agriculture magazine / Resource Centre for Urban Agriculture (RUAF) | |
(2018)35 | ||
28 - 29 | ||
Online | full text | |
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Toelichting (Engels) | With increasing urbanisation and migration to cities, agriculture and food systems in and around those cities play an important role in income generation – especially for young people. Recognition of both this fact and the presence of intersecting barriers to employment among young people is essential in a City Region Food System (CRFS) approach. Quito, Ecuador is a large city experiencing urbanisation and youth unemployment; its AGRUPAR project has the potential to mitigate some of these issues through urban agriculture (UA). | |
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