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Social Return and Economic Viability of Social Farming in Catalonia: A Case-Study Analysis

Published:2018-09-01 Issue:3 Volume:10 Page:398-428
ISSN:1803-8417
Container-title:European Countryside
language:en
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Author:

Tulla Antoni F.¹,Vera Ana¹,Valldeperas Natàlia¹,Guirado Carles¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Geography , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Carrer de la Fortuna 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona , Spain

Abstract

Abstract In Europe, Social Farming (SF) and agritourism are multifunctional agriculture activities that arise when agricultural land is abandoned in rural and peri-urban areas; it is difficult to develop commercial agriculture if it is not intensive. In our research, we studied SF in Catalonia, carrying out a census and classification of 161 initiatives and a more in-depth analysis of 10 projects (or 9 in some cases), identifying their viability and the economic, social, and environmental return on investment (SROI) for the resources used in each case. The methodology included questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and Canvas and SROI analyses. Although SF has developed in many European countries, it is incipient in the Iberian Peninsula. The projects in Catalonia combine agrarian activity, socio-health care and social policies, with the aim of offering innovative solutions to the needs of different groups at risk of social exclusion.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Nature and Landscape Conservation,Geography, Planning and Development

Link

https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/euco-2018-0023

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