Migrants Workers and Processes of Social Inclusion in Italy: The Possibilities Offered by Social Farming

Francesca Giarè, Gabriella Ricciardi and Patrizia Borsotto
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Francesca Giarè: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, 00198 Roma, Italy
Gabriella Ricciardi: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, 90143 Palermo, Italy
Patrizia Borsotto: Council for Agricultural Research and Economics-Research Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, 10134 Torino, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-20

Abstract: The agricultural sector, even though it has been greatly reduced and is in constant transformation, continues to be of strategic importance. Although it does not represent a quantitatively relevant employment sector, the dynamics are interesting because they reflect the structural, economic, and social transformations that are affecting the sector in recent years; there is a growing need for external labor that corresponds to a massive recourse of foreigners to work. Innovative approaches are required to explore the capacity of social farming to create a sustainable and inclusive workplace for migrants. The overall methodological approach of the paper seeks to synthesize fieldwork research and qualitative interviewing to validate the Italian inclusive model. To do this, we have selected four experiences of Italian social agriculture in which migrants are included.

Keywords: social farming; farming for health; inclusive model; migrants’ inclusion; ethics; innovation; social service; vulnerable people (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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