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Database research record2018·Brazil (Porto Alegre)

Projeto EcoViamão: Canoas e as hortas comunitárias na metrópole

Marcos Daniel Schmidt de Aguiar, Cláudio Fioreze, Danielle Grassi

Cadernos de Agroecologia

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This research, part of the EcoViamão project in the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre, Brazil, identified community gardens in the municipality of Canoas. Through data collection from public and private entities, bibliographic review, field visits, and extension action reports, an alternative form of urban agriculture was revealed, practiced collectively in socially vulnerable areas with a strong agroecological and food security bias. The study also analyzes possibilities for strengthening actions with the community and the mission of IFRS and the EcoViamão project for more sustainable regional development.