São Paulo Urban Agriculture Network
São Paulo, Brazil · Operator: São Paulo City Government / NGO partners
Overview
São Paulo supports 2,600+ mapped agricultural sites, including 1,000+ school gardens. Provides bio-inputs, machinery, training, and investment support.
Citizen participation
Citizen-driven. Over 2,600 agricultural sites across the city.
Operating model
Public support. Provision of bio-inputs, soil amendments, machinery access, training, and investment support.
Impact
Increased food production, school food education, improved community nutrition, youth opportunities.
Land tenure
Crops
- vegetables
- fruits
- herbs
Scale
2,600 mapped agricultural sites including 1,000+ school gardens
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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