Portuguese agriculture challenges in Portugal require more knowledge and science, and re -adjust traditional agricultural practices and adaptation by intense agriculture. In Portugal, family agriculture and the growth of urban and suburban gardens represent a sustainable and innovative opportunity, and can contribute to the development and unification of short circles to supply and maintain biological diversity in rural areas, as well as enhance them in the urban and surround environment.
Written by Joao Costa *
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Joint Agricultural Policy (PAC) stressed the need to balance competitiveness, innovation and sustainability. Three PAC goals are directly associated with the environment, highlighting climate change, environmental protection, landscape conservation and biological diversity. In compliance with these guidelines, family agriculture and urban gardens in Portugal will be able to appear as an applicable solution for local food production, guarantee quality standards and social justice for small farmers and urban garden Distribution. Local citizens as another distinct destination, which reduces dependence on complex logistics chains, which makes a strong contribution to national food sovereignty and reduce carbon fingerprint because it reduces food transportation over long distances.
In Lisbon, for example, it is estimated that there are more than 3000 installments of the community gardens, as the population produces new food for their own consumption, and in some cases, direct sale in the local markets. This model makes producers and consumers closer, which reduces waste and encourages the consumption of new seasonal and close products.
In addition, family and urban agriculture is a sustainable development column, with a low environmental effect and a strong role in maintaining biological diversity. The diversity of crops in small vegetable gardens not only improves the staining and fertility of soil, but also creates unique and aesthetic landscapes. In the flower bed, a mixture of lettuce, carrots, fit, alfalfa and CEBOLO shows harmony between species that benefit mutual, which enhances a balanced environmental system.
Sustainable tourism also intersects with garden estimate. There is an opportunity to consume these products in local restaurants and agricultural tourism projects to attract visitors interested in knowing these original external museums, cultural practices of grandparents and plant materials, unique, and worked practically with human employment, external sports holdings, and the environment, and in many cases it may be alternative to visit, workshops, learning from compost, etc. The experience of indulging in tourists in local production creates a place for horticulture and his family, enhances awareness of sustainability and encourages healthy eating habits.
However, despite the clear benefits, family cultivation faces great challenges. Access to adequate lands, and the organization of agricultural and bureaucratic practices associated with them, as well as the lack of financial incentives for their exact glass are the obstacles that need political and structural solutions. The implementation of municipal policies to support family agriculture can be translated into the following models: Bank Bank; Financial support for careful investment in production and marketing; Technical technical services, field and free bureaucracy; Logistical support in preparing products for the market and supporting their marketing organization; Modifying fees to supply school canteens; Support in obtaining activity license; etc.
These tools are strong tools of municipal public policies to accelerate the expansion of this sustainable model, and do not forget the importance, after the elections close to the municipality, appoint the advisers with Pelro agricultural Pelro. Consequently, many opportunities will be added to the food identity of each region and enhance sustainable agricultural practices that adapt to the region.
The integration of the family and urban agriculture into the curricula also represents an environmentally related educational, formative, formal and related opportunity. Teaching children and youth on sustainable food production and cultural biological diversity promotes adherence to a more green future. Currently, some Portuguese schools are already organizing visits to vital family farmers and have educational gardens, enhancing practical learning and encouraging healthy local foods.
Rich in organic and fertile materials, using large -scale agricultural practices for urban agriculture, generates fresh foods in terms of food, with more nutrients and highly focused than these, along with a greater diversity of types and varieties, they can put many families with a sense of each other, without there being more than their families. Transport.
Family and urban agriculture, along with short distribution circles, explains that it is possible to produce food in a sustainable manner, reduce environmental effects and enhance local economies. With the support of adequate public policies and the active participation of society, this classification can transform into cultivation, rural and non -rural areas into more flexible, environmental and self -self spaces, ensuring the future of more sustainable food for future generations.
* Environmental writer and engineer. An article originally published in Agrooportal.
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