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Building Bio-Districts or Eco-Regions: Participative Processes Supported by Focal Groups

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dc.contributor.authorDias, Raquel S.
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Daniela
dc.contributor.authorEsteves Correia, Helena
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Cristina Amaro Da
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-21T14:26:51Z
dc.date.available2021-12-21T14:26:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractOver the years, rural areas have faced a number of problems and difficulties, such as an increase in the average age of the population, desertification, loss of employment and the abandon‐ ment of rural and agricultural activities, which have led to the emergence of new initiatives aimed at revitalizing these territories from a social, economic and environmental perspective, such as the successful Bio‐districts or Eco‐regions (e.g., Bio‐district of Cilento). Understanding and establishing a proper framework for each territory based on agroecology and participatory methodologies is still a challenge. In this sense, based on the analysis of two European examples—Cilento, Italy and São Pedro do Sul, Portugal—we described each of the building processes and defined a set of drivers that might constitute guiding principles to serve as a basis for the creation of Bio‐districts or Eco‐ regions. The drivers’ matrix identified was discussed in three focus groups carried out in Portugal in 2020. Such drivers included a technical and environmental component (the quality of the envi‐ ronment and landscape, the food system and the implementation of organic farming and agroeco‐ logical practices), a social and economic component (valorization of the farmers, products and ter‐ ritories and a set of different stakeholders—farmers, consumers, schools, tourism entities and res‐ taurants, local authorities) and a political component (the governance model). Most participants agreed that the recognition of a Bio‐district or Eco‐region should be informal, bottom‐up, with farm‐ ers as the main pillar, with a fair and representative participation, namely family farmers.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/agriculture11060511pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/6954
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectCilentopt_PT
dc.subjectSustainable territorypt_PT
dc.subjectOrganic farmingpt_PT
dc.subjectAgro‐ecological practicespt_PT
dc.subjectFocal groupspt_PT
dc.titleBuilding Bio-Districts or Eco-Regions: Participative Processes Supported by Focal Groupspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage511pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAgriculturept_PT
oaire.citation.volume11pt_PT
person.familyNamede Vasconcelos Teixeira Aguiar da Costa
person.familyNamede Paiva Martins Esteves Correia
person.familyNameAmaro da Costa
person.givenNameDaniela
person.givenNameHelena Maria
person.givenNameCristina Isabel
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