Programa Hortas Cariocas: Políticas Públicas de Agricultura Urbana
Instituto Escolhas
100 Políticas (Instituto Escolhas)
Urban Farm DB summary
A policy analysis of Rio de Janeiro's Hortas Cariocas program, launched in 2006. It comprises 56 gardens — 27 school-based and 29 community-based — across 25.3 hectares, employing 276 people (191 in schools, 85 in communities). In the first half of 2022 the gardens produced about 35 tons of food; in June alone, 7.2 tons were produced (3.1 tons sold, 4.1 tons donated), with roughly R$150,000 per month paid from the municipal treasury as stipends.
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- 56 gardens
garden count(hortas cariocas)
Social- region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- year
- 2022
- method
- 27 escolares + 29 comunitárias
- 276 people
employment count(hortas cariocas)
Social- region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- year
- 2022
- method
- 191 em escolas + 85 em comunidades
- 35 t
production first half 2022(hortas cariocas)
Yield- region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- year
- 2022
- method
- primeiro semestre de 2022
- 7.2 t
production june 2022(hortas cariocas)
Yield- region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- year
- 2022
- method
- mês de junho; 3,1t comercializadas e 4,1t doadas
- 150,000 brl
monthly stipend budget(hortas cariocas)
Economics- region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- year
- 2022
- method
- bolsas-auxílio pagas pelo Tesouro Municipal
- 25.3 ha
total area(hortas cariocas)
Design- region
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- year
- 2022
- method
- null
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- Food securitySupportsWith caveats
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