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Taipei Campus Agriculture and Community Gardens

Taipei, Taiwan · Operator: National Taiwan University & Community Partners

Overview

University-community partnership addressing urban food security through campus and neighborhood agriculture with participatory research

Citizen participation

University-community participatory initiative using participatory action research

Operating model

University partnership model combining education with food security enhancement

Impact

Enhanced urban food security, strengthened university-community ties, and expanded educational opportunities

Crops

  • vegetables
  • fruits
  • herbs

Scale

Campus and surrounding community areas

Sources(1)

This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.

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