History

In late 1999 the CGIAR launched a system-wide initiative to direct and coordinate the collective knowledge and technologies of the Future Harvest Centers towards strengthening urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA). The Initiative, formerly known by its acronym SIUPA, and now renamed Urban Harvest, helps Centers link together their own efforts and become partners with many national and international efforts. The goals of Urban Harvest are to:

• Contribute to enhanced food security, improved nutrition and higher incomes for poor urban and peri-urban families
• Reduce the negative impact of UPA and enhance its positive potential
• Establish the perception of UPA as a productive, essential component of sustainable cities