Green City Case Study: Curitiba, Brazil — Curitiba's Urban Agriculture
AIPH (International Association of Horticultural Producers)
AIPH (International Association of Horticultural Producers)
Urban Farm DB summary
AIPH's Green City case study on Curitiba, Brazil (associated with the 2024 AIPH World Green City Awards), describes an urban agriculture program dating to the mid-1990s comprising 147 gardens — 47 community, 43 school, and 36 institutional — covering 17 hectares (177,000 m²). The gardens produce about 160 tons of vegetables per month and benefit 37,000 people; 89 beehives are also installed.
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- 147 gardens
garden count(curitiba urban agriculture)
Social- region
- Curitiba, Brazil
- year
- 2024
- method
- 47 comunitários + 43 escolares + 36 institucionais
- 160 t
monthly vegetable production(curitiba urban agriculture)
Yield- region
- Curitiba, Brazil
- year
- 2024
- method
- null
- 37,000 people
beneficiaries(curitiba urban agriculture)
Social- region
- Curitiba, Brazil
- year
- 2024
- method
- null
- 177,000 m2
total area(curitiba urban agriculture)
Design- region
- Curitiba, Brazil
- year
- 2024
- method
- null
- 89 hives
beehive count(curitiba urban agriculture)
Biodiversity- region
- Curitiba, Brazil
- year
- 2024
- method
- Honey Gardens programme
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- Food securitySupportsWith caveats
- BiodiversitySupports
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