Facing Severe Food Shortages, Venezuela Pushes Urban Gardens

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/02/16/466942128/facing-severe-food-shortages-venezuela-pushes-urban-gardens?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

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Mileidis Bolivar shows off the tomatoes that she grows on her rooftop garden in a Caracas slum.

Mileidis Bolivar shows off the tomatoes that she grows on her rooftop garden in a Caracas slum.

John Otis for NPR

Last week, opposition lawmakers in Venezuela declared a “food emergency.” That’s because Venezuela is facing widespread shortag…

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