Impacts of Urban Agriculture Annual Report.p65 - International ...

Urban Harvest is the CGIAR system wide initiative in urban and periurbanagriculture, which aims to contribute to the food security of poorurban families, and to increase the value of agricultural production inurban and peri-urban areas,while ensuring the sustainable managementof the urban environment. Urban Harvest is hosted and convened by theInternational Potato Center.www.cipotato.org/urbanharvestU R B A NHARVESTCIP'sMissionThe International Potato Center (CIP) seeks to reduce poverty and achievefood security on a sustained basis in developing countries throughscientific research and related activities on potato, sweetpotato, andother root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of naturalresources in potato and sweetpotato-based systems.C E N T R OINTERNACIONALC I PDE LA PAPATheCIPVisionThe International Potato Center (CIP) will contribute to reducing povertyand hunger; improving human health; developing resilient, sustainablerural and urban livelihood systems; and improving access to the benefitsof new and appropriate knowledge and technologies. CIP will addressthese challenges by convening and conducting research and supportingpartnerships on root and tuber crops and on natural resourcesmanagement in mountain systems and other less-favored areas whereCIP can contribute to the achievement of healthy and sustainable humandevelopment.www.cipotato.orgThe Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research is astrategic alliance of members, partners and international agriculturalcenters that mobilizes science to benefit the poor. It aims to achievesustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countriesthrough scientific research and research-related activities in the fields ofagriculture,forestry,fisheries,policy,and environment.Apartado 1558 Lima 12, Peru • Av. La Molina 1895, La Molina, Lima PerúTel: 349 6017 Ext 2040/42• email: urbanharvest@cgiar.org • www.cipotato.org/urbanharvest