The Digital Urban Agriculture Workshop was organised by the CityZen project, Interreg Europe programme on 19 and 20 April (two half days).
The main topics of the event were:
- Inclusive governance in Urban Framing with the presentation of several governance models – Living Labs and Model Forest, as well as practical examples of the involvement of different social groups in the management and implementation of urban agriculture initiatives.
- Dealing with land scarcity in cities with many practical examples of technologies and organizational models for urban agriculture that utilize a variety of urban spaces – hydroponic gardens, vertical farms, rooftop greenhouses that connect to building systems, etc.
Speakers from Spain, the Netherlands, the UK, Portugal, Greece, as well as DG AGRI and the ERIAFF and Mediterranean Model Forest Networks participated.
The programme and materials from the event can be found here
Also visit the project’s YouTube channel for the video presentations
The CityZen project is coordinated by the Applied Research and Communications Fund and aims to support the development of urban agriculture in Sofia and Bulgaria as a whole through the creation of appropriate policies and supporting measures. The project partnership includes 6 other organizations from 4 European regions that also wish to develop their urban agriculture, both with a social and educational focus and as an opportunity for small and medium-sized businesses.
CityZen is also creating its own database of good practices and organizing a number of events to share experiences and design measures to support the sector.
Contact:
denitsa.marinova(at)online.bg
