Inspirational ideas: Growing organic vegetables – and jobs!
The Operational Group Biogemüse in Northern Hesse (Germany) identified a growing demand for fresh organic vegetables, but there was a lack of local produce available. At the same time the rural population was falling steadily and there was a low number of jobs which affected vulnerable population groups in particular. This gave rise to the idea to implement a project to create jobs for people with disabilities within a regional value chain for organically grown vegetables.
Organization: EipAgri
Year: 2021
Country/ies: Germany
Geographical coverage: European Union (European Union)
Type: Blog article
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Content language: English