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Unidades Produtivas da Agricultura Urbana: Políticas Públicas de Agricultura Urbana

Instituto Escolhas

100 Políticas (Instituto Escolhas)

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A case study of Belo Horizonte's urban agriculture policy. Under Municipal Law No. 10,255/2011, three types of production units — school-based, public-facility-based, and community-cooperative — operate a combined 182 units producing about 3.82 tons of food per month. The program's annual municipal budget is roughly R$2 million, of which R$1.5 million is allocated to the community-cooperative units.

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  • 182 units

    production unit count(urban agriculture units belo horizonte)

    Policy
    region
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    year
    2022
    method
    61 UPIs Escolares + 73 UPIs Equipamentos + 48 UPCCs
  • 3.82 t_per_month

    monthly production(urban agriculture units belo horizonte)

    Yield
    region
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    year
    2022
    method
    1,08t (Escolares) + 0,12t (Equipamentos) + 2,62t (UPCCs)
  • 2,000,000 brl

    annual budget(urban agriculture units belo horizonte)

    Economics
    region
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    year
    2022
    method
    orçamento do tesouro da prefeitura
  • 85,000 brl

    implementation cost per 10000sqm(urban agriculture units belo horizonte)

    Economics
    region
    Belo Horizonte, Brazil
    year
    2022
    method
    custo de implantação de horta com área de 10 mil m²

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  • Policy and governanceSupports
  • Food securitySupportsWith caveats

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