New Taipei Citizen Farms (Shimin Nongyuan)
New Taipei, Taiwan · Operator: New Taipei City Government Agriculture Department, with local farmers' associations
Overview
New Taipei's citizen farms give urban dwellers a place to experience farming. Set up by subsidising farmers' associations in five districts-Yingge, Shulin, Xindian, Tucheng and Tamsui-they have been well received.
Citizen participation
Citizens rent plots and farm them themselves. The farms supply seeds, seedlings, materials and tools, with on-site field managers providing cultivation advice and guidance.
Operating model
The city subsidises local farmers' associations to set up five citizen farms; users rent plots and the associations run and instruct them-a public-civic partnership model.
Impact
About 405 renters farm roughly 28,000 sqm of plots, filling the farming experience and knowledge that urban residents often lack and serving as a venue for intergenerational exchange and food-and-farming education.
Land tenure
Users lease plots from the farmers' associations to cultivate.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
28,347 m² — 5 farmers'-association citizen farms in Yingge, Shulin, Xindian, Tucheng and Tamsui; total ~28,347 sqm, ~405 plot renters
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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