Database research record2021·Brazil
Inovação social no contexto da agricultura urbana em Florianópolis: o caso do Centro de Estudos e Promoção da Agricultura de Grupo
Luciana Francisco de Abreu Ronconi, Bernadete de Lourdes Bittencourt, Gabriel Bertimes Di Bernardi Lopes
Revista Ibero-Americana de Ciências Ambientais
Urban Farm DB summary
This qualitative study analyses social innovation in urban agriculture in Florianópolis, Brazil, using the Centro de Estudos e Promoção da Agricultura de Grupo (Cepagro) as its case. It finds that Cepagro, through networks of diverse actors, has placed urban agriculture on the public agenda and produced significant social innovations linking urban agriculture, food security and community development, contributing to the drafting and implementation of public policy and participating in the city's public policy councils.