Esplorare l’agricoltura sociale in Slovenia: imparare dalla Toscana per creare nuovi percorsi di inserimento lavorativo
Authored by the Employment Service of Slovenia. Edited for the blog by Impact Hub Network. The Coastal-Karst region has farms, local organisations and services that could help create employment pathways for people facing barriers to the labour market. What would it take to connect these resources through social farming? On 15 September 2026, the Employment […]
Integrare l’agricoltura sociale nei sistemi di welfare per l’inclusione sociale e lavorativa
On Welforum.it, Federico Grassi describes how social farming in Tuscany is trying to move beyond being just a set of good practices and become a stable part of the integrated system of social, socio-health, and employment services. The reference point is the UPFARM project, co-financed with ESF+ Social Innovation funds, which in the front-runner areas […]
La disoccupazione di lungo periodo non è solo un problema di competenze
Based on research conducted by the Institute for Social Research as part of the UPFARM project, which examined long-term unemployment in Tuscany. Adapted for the blog by Impact Hub Network. When someone has been out of work for a year or more, the instinct is to ask: What obstacles and barriers are they facing? Which […]
Quando l’agricoltura incontra l’inclusione: l’agricoltura sociale può colmare il divario occupazionale nelle aree rurali europee?
Based on the original article “Work and Social Farming: Characteristics, Opportunities and Limitations” by Francesco Di Iacovo and Giulia Granai. Adapted and restructured for the blog by Impact Hub Network. Across Italy and Europe, the agricultural workforce is aging. Farming skills built over generations are disappearing faster than they can be passed on. Fewer young […]
Che cos’è l’agricoltura sociale e perché è importante?
What is Social Farming? Social farming (also referred to as care farming or green care, depending on the project typologies, main objectives, and welfare systems in which farms operate) valorises working farms and agricultural activities to provide diverse services and to reinforce the social protection net for vulnerable people and communities in rural and peri-urban […]