Social Return and Economic Viability of Social Farming in Catalonia: A Case-Study Analysis

Tulla Antoni F. (), Vera Ana (), Valldeperas Natàlia () and Guirado Carles ()
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Tulla Antoni F.: Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer de la Fortuna 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Vera Ana: Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer de la Fortuna 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Valldeperas Natàlia: Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer de la Fortuna 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain
Guirado Carles: Department of Geography, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Carrer de la Fortuna 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

European Countryside, 2018, vol. 10, issue 3, 398-428

Abstract: In Europe, Social Farming (SF) and agritourism are multifunctional agriculture activities that arise when agricultural land is abandoned in rural and peri-urban areas; it is difficult to develop commercial agriculture if it is not intensive. In our research, we studied SF in Catalonia, carrying out a census and classification of 161 initiatives and a more in-depth analysis of 10 projects (or 9 in some cases), identifying their viability and the economic, social, and environmental return on investment (SROI) for the resources used in each case. The methodology included questionnaires, in-depth interviews, and Canvas and SROI analyses. Although SF has developed in many European countries, it is incipient in the Iberian Peninsula. The projects in Catalonia combine agrarian activity, socio-health care and social policies, with the aim of offering innovative solutions to the needs of different groups at risk of social exclusion.

Keywords: Ecological Agriculture; Canvas; Catalonia; Multifunctional Agriculture; Periurban Areas; Social Exclusion; Social Farming; Social Return of Investment (SROI) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.2478/euco-2018-0023

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