Social farming in Italy: an added value for peripheral rural areas
Social farming, or care farming as it is also called, defines short or long-term activities that use agricultural resources such as animals and plants to promote and generate social services in rural areas. Examples of these services include rehabilitation, therapy, sheltered employment, life-long education and other activities that contribute to social inclusion (Di Iacovo and O’Connor, 2009).
Author: EURAC
Organization: SIMRA
Year: 2017
Country/ies: Italy
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Blog article
Full text available at: http://www.simra-h2020.eu/index.php/2017/01/11/social-farming-in-italy-an-added-value-for-peripheral-rural-areas/
Content language: English