Case study : "Las Vertientes" cooperative, Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru

Date

2005

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Publisher

IPES, Promotion del Desarrollo Sostenible, Lima, PE

Abstract

This case study has drawn from the participation of members of Las Vertientes Cooperative and other local actors: the Pig Breeders Association, the El Sol Self-Managed Committee, Public School Nº 7077 (Farming School), and other independent producers and neighbours. The paper documents and characterizes the Las Vertientes Cooperative and is organized into five parts. The first section is dedicated to the context of the farmers cooperative. The second section describes the local area. The third analyses alliances and strategies of the cooperative. The fourth describes results achieved; and the fifth part identifies lessons learned and recommendations.

Description

Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Estudio de caso : Cooperativa "Las Vertientes", Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru

Keywords

URBAN AGRICULTURE, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, POLICY MAKING, ADVOCACY, PERU, FARMERS ASSOCIATIONS, AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES, SOUTH AMERICA

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