Surviving on Little Land: Women’s Struggle in Town and Country

CÁCERES D., Y ARBORNO, M.

ILEIA Newsletter for Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture

Information Center for Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture

Lugar: Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Año: 1994 vol. 10 p. 8 - 9

Socioeconomic policies implemented in recent decades in Argentina have led to division of land in small plots (minifundization) and expanding poverty belts around big cities. Growing food in small gardens is seen as one way to help the poor feed their families. The paper presents two case examples –one urban and one rural- from Cordoba Province in Central Argentina.