Community Supported Agriculture as a Model for a New Common Food and Agriculture Policy
Local and solidarity-based partnerships for agroecology did not wait for a supportive CAP to develop sustainable food systems. For more than a decade, Community Supported Agriculture has been contributing to creating new jobs that cannot be relocated and to the revitalisation and diversification of the agricultural sector especially in peri-urban areas. The on-going CAP reform is a unique opportunity for mainstreaming these initiatives and laying the foundations of a New Common Agriculture Policy that meets social needs of both producers and consumers.
Author: Jocelyn Parot
Organization: Urgenci
Year: 2018
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: https://urgenci.net/community-supported-agriculture-as-a-model-for-a-new-common-food-and-agriculture-policy/
Content language: English