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A supervisor of 40 families involved in the FAO microgarden project paying a visit to a participant's house in the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas, to check on the progress of the garden and a
An FAO microgarden project participant tending to a tomato plant growing on the balcony of her house in the La Valle neighborhood, above Caracas.
Two young men outside their home, a typical house in the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas.
Two young men outside their home, overlooking the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas.
A panoramic view of the hillside town of La Valle, above Caracas.
A view of the hillside town of La Valle, above Caracas.
A view of the poorer neighborhoods in the hills above Caracas. Many people here participate in the microgarden project. The programme is expanding and microgardeners are helping by passing on skills t
Daily life in the hillside neighborhoods above Caracas.
A participant in the FAO microgarden project giving the important nutrient solution to the vegetables. The solution is essential for the continued growth of the garden.
Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home.
A participant in the FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. The vegetables are grown in a mixture of rice hulls, peanut shells and clay pellets, held in a shallow plastic-lined tray on legs,
A participant in the FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. The vegetables are grown in a mixture of rice hulls, peanut shells and clay pellets, held in a shallow plastic-lined tray on legs,
A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence.
A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence.
Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home.
A microgarden project participant pruning a basil plant. The participants are taught to plant natural insect repelling plants, such as basil, parsley and spearmint, next to the vegetable crops.
A participant in the microgarden project keeps his plant box safely behind a fence.
A microgarden project participant watering her vegetables with a nutrient solution that is essential for the continued growth of the garden. For now the government helps subsidize the costly solution
Daily life in the hill towns of Caracas. The FAO project microgardens can been seen just outside a participant's home.
A participant in the FAO microgarden project cultivating the plants. Basil is seen growing with onions, beets and leafy greens, as it acts as a natural pest repellent. The vegetables are grown in a mi
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A supervisor of 40 families involved in the FAO microgarden project paying a visit to a participant's house in the neighborhood of La Valle, above Caracas, to check on the progress of the garden and a
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.

12/11/2003
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© FAO/Giuseppe Bizzarri
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