Descripción del proyecto
Crece la demanda de promover la agricultura urbana
Para 2050, la mayoría de la población (el 67 %) vivirá en zonas urbanas. Esta es una de las razones por las que la agricultura urbana (AU o UA, por sus siglas en inglés) suscita un interés creciente. Además de proporcionar alimentos frescos a las zonas urbanas, las granjas interiores y los jardines en los tejados también serán una fuente de beneficios medioambientales, sociales y relacionados con la salud, así como de oportunidades de desarrollo económico. La AU también aborda el cambio climático y permite que los alimentos se cultiven más cerca de casa. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos EFUA investigará el papel de la AU como innovador en el sector agrario y alimentario y en la economía urbana. Fomentará la AU a través de la implicación de las partes interesadas, la obtención de conocimientos y su comunicación al público. Se utilizarán métodos especiales de establecimiento de redes de contactos para acceder a conocimientos de vanguardia.
Objetivo
EFUA’s objectives are to unlock Urban Agriculture’s potential by achieving better knowledge, better deployment, and better policies in this field. By setting up an UA Forum it aims to develop a new level of stakeholder engagement to better inform decision making and turn Urban Agriculture into a European, regional and local policy domain. EFUA will contribute to the work programme by defining next practices and stakeholder based R&I programmes for Urban Agriculture and also by investigating its role as an innovator in the agricultural and food sector and the urban bioeconomy.
UA is a thriving subject, globally, but has not made its way into European policies due to barriers resulting from gaps in both knowledge and advocacy. EFUA will overcome these barriers by establishing the UA Forum, thereby allowing a new level of stakeholder engagement, co-building of knowledge, better deployment and specifically targeted policies.
The UA Forum is set up following a quad helix approach and as durable format to ensure ongoing networking in Urban Agriculture and to give European policies a partner to better support UA in the long term. EFUA’s workflow is organized in three loops culminating in 3 public conferences and the co-design of a UA vision. EFUA’s work is facilitated by the UA platform offering various tools for engaging stakeholders and co-building of knowledge together with the UA Forum, but also for communication and dissemination. Special networking methods are used to access cutting edge knowledge from R&I projects to define next practice of Urban Agriculture.
Benefits of Urban Agriculture and recommendations for action are targeted to European policy makers thereby supporting various agendas and programs. Impact is increased by target audience oriented communication, making use of excellent dissemination channels. Impact is sustained by perpetuating the UA Forum’s work.
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Programa(s)
- H2020-EU.3.2. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research, and the bioeconomy Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.1. - Increasing production efficiency and coping with climate change, while ensuring sustainability and resilience
- H2020-EU.3.2.1.2. - Providing ecosystems services and public goods
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-FNR-2020-1
Régimen de financiación
CSA - Coordination and support actionCoordinador
52062 Aachen
Alemania