Towards sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean : the role of metropolitan agriculture

A document to addresses urban and peri-urban agriculture from a critical, proposal-oriented perspective. This report addresses urban and peri-urban agriculture from a critical, proposal-oriented perspective and with a special focus on Mediterranean metropolitan areas. Building from existing knowledge and successful practices in the region, the document is aimed at giving a clear and succinct overview of the main challenges and opportunities of this issue. In addition to that, a number of inspiring examples are also presented along with a series of recommendations for public action to pave the road to sustainable metropolitan agriculture.

Urban and peri-urban agriculture is a key element for the development of sustainable local food systems, yet it still suffers from a lack of consideration in public policies, thus preventing it from from consolidating as a successful model in changing food supply chains and from reaching a wider group of consumers. 

In line with this and other reference documents, this report addresses urban and peri-urban agriculture from a critical, proposal-oriented perspective and with a special focus on Mediterranean metropolitan areas. 

Building from existing knowledge, successful practices in the region and the experiences collected by MADRE project, this Policy Paper aims at giving a clear and succinct overview of the main challenges and opportunities of urban and periubran farming, all the while presenting several inspiring examples  along with a series of recommendations for publicaction to pave the road to sustainable metropolitan agriculture.