Social Innovation and Sustainable Rural Development: The Case of a Brazilian Agroecology Network

Óscar José Rover, Bernardo De Gennaro, Luigi Roselli · 2016 · Sustainability

Summary. The Ecovida Agroecology Network in Southern Brazil demonstrates how social innovation drives rural development. This network of farming families, NGOs, and consumer organizations created innovations in horizontal governance, participatory organic certification, and local market relationships. These innovations influenced public policy and strengthened rural-urban cooperation, showing that collaborative food networks can challenge industrial agriculture while meeting consumer demand for healthy food.

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@article{rover-2016-social-innovation-sustainable-rural-development,
  title   = {Social Innovation and Sustainable Rural Development: The Case of a Brazilian Agroecology Network},
  author  = {Óscar José Rover and Bernardo De Gennaro and Luigi Roselli},
  journal = {Sustainability},
  year    = {2016},
  doi     = {10.3390/su9010003},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/su9010003}
}

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DOI

10.3390/su9010003

Countries

Brazil

Regions

South America

Categories

food-systems, innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems

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