Abstract
New approaches to sustainable rural development: Social farming as an opportunity in Europe?
Highlights
Commercial agriculture seeks to maximize production ef ciency leading to profound changes in farms and rural areas throughout Europe
We present some general ideas about rural development today, review comparative advantage theories, discuss the Social Farming (SF) concept and various approaches in Europe, and assess which contributions of SF could promote sustainable rural development (SRD)
Speci c SF legislation has been passed in Belgium, Italy, and The Netherlands, where there are many projects
Summary
Through production and processing of agricultural products that incorporates direct social bene ts in employment, training, therapy or rehabilitation of groups at risk of social exclusion, SF gives society a return on public and private investment in the form of social contributions, especially in four areas: a) social cohesion; b) empowerment of socially vulnerable groups; c) local development in rural and peri-urban settings; and d) an equitable balance between revenues and costs to society We will discuss this emerging activity as an innovative instrument within the framework of agricultural and rural multifunctionality, de ning SF, outlining its main features and its dissemination throughout Europe, and highlighting some speci c examples in the Catalan context
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