Abstract
There are different schemes under Community Supported Agriculture, in different countries, under various designations, which often diverge in their organisation, but they all aim at linking producers and consumers and offer quality products, in a short cycle. In Portugal Community Supported Agriculture (in a broad sense) is a relatively recent concept; nevertheless there are already hundreds of initiatives, mostly known as Box Schemes.
The scope of this paper is to understand the profile of the box scheme’s users looking deeper into the functioning of an organic one in Loures, Portugal, point out the bottlenecks that hinder a larger diffusion of this concept, and identify approaches that may strengthen the links among the several actors and contribute to the sustainability of urban agriculture.
The scope of this paper is to understand the profile of the box scheme’s users looking deeper into the functioning of an organic one in Loures, Portugal, point out the bottlenecks that hinder a larger diffusion of this concept, and identify approaches that may strengthen the links among the several actors and contribute to the sustainability of urban agriculture.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Connections and Missing Links within urban agriculture, food and food systems |
Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the international scientific event, 26 – 27 April 2018, Lisbon, Portugal |
Editors | Cecília Delgado |
Place of Publication | Lisboa |
Publisher | CICS.NOVA / RUAF-Foundation |
Pages | 32-35 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-989-99782-4-9 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2018 |
Event | Connections and missing links within urban agriculture, food and food systems - NOVA FCSH, Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 26 Apr 2018 → 27 Apr 2018 |
Conference
Conference | Connections and missing links within urban agriculture, food and food systems |
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Country/Territory | Portugal |
City | Lisboa |
Period | 26/04/18 → 27/04/18 |
Keywords
- CSA
- Box Schemes
- Loures