Cooperativa Agricoltura Nuova

Rural topic(s): Access to land, Local food Chains

City: Roma

Country: Italy

Web site: http://www.agricolturanuova.it

Cooperativa Agicoltora Nuova is an environmentally friendly, civically responsible and multifuntionnal farm cooperative, located in Rome peri-urban area.It was created in 1977 as a defence from urban expansion on this land. Its mains activities are:

Mixed-farming (culture and livestock), direct sales (shop and restaurant), food process (cheese, honey), organic and biodynamic production
Renewable energy (photovoltaic, wind) and compost from Roma gardens waste
Educational training for schoolchildren
Integration of marginalized people through agricultural activities
Promotion of family organic plot gardens on the farm

Scale of intervention : Local

Keywords: local food processing, direct selling, land access, multifunctional Agriculture, organic farming, short food chain, consumer producers partnerships, biodynamic farming, Information / Education for sustainable development, local farming, farmer’s shop, rural-urban relationship, social inclusion, renewable energy, livestock farming, gardening

Places: Italy

Actors: cooperative, farm

Methods: voluntary work, raising awareness, job creation

Success stories:

[EXP] Agricultura Nuova, a multifunctional Cooperative Farm integrated in its territory in the periphery of Rome (Italy).