{"id":8485,"date":"2024-10-17T11:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T08:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newagri.org\/mi-katigoriopoiimeno\/social-farming-360-endynamonontas-koinotites-meso-viosimis-georgias-kai-koinonikis-epanentaxis\/"},"modified":"2025-11-12T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T12:29:24","slug":"social-farming-360-empowering-communities-through-sustainable-agriculture-and-social-reintegration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newagri.org\/en\/lines-of-action\/social-farming-360-empowering-communities-through-sustainable-agriculture-and-social-reintegration\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Farming 360: Empowering Communities through Sustainable Agriculture and Social Reintegration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The organization New Agriculture New Generation is implemented the \u201cSocial Farming 360\u201d program, with full support from the Citi Foundation. In close collaboration with the General Secretariat for Anti-Crime Policy of the Ministry of Citizen Protection, and in partnership with ActionAid and Freedom Gate, the program focuses on enhancing food security, developing skills for vulnerable social groups, and promoting the production of social farming products.<\/p>\n

Addressing Food Security and Sustainable Farming<\/strong><\/p>\n

Food security is a global challenge, with more than 770 million people suffering from some form of undernourishment. In Greece, the need for sustainable food production is becoming increasingly urgent, especially as agricultural productivity faces significant challenges due to the climate crisis. Social Farming 360 addresses these challenges by supporting sustainable food production in correctional facilities across the country. The program not only promotes sustainability but also offers inmates opportunities for training and employment in agriculture, focusing on olive cultivation, medicinal, and aromatic plants. The project further enhances the expertise of the agronomists working in these facilities.<\/p>\n

A Multidimensional, Two-Year Program<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the support of Citi Foundation and in cooperation with the General Secretariat for Anti-Crime Policy, Social Farming 360 is a two-year program that spans multiple layers of intervention. It supports sustainable food production and distribution in four agricultural correctional facilities (Agia Chania, Tiryntha Argolida, Kassavetia Volos, and Kassandra Halkidiki) and two special detention centers (Women\u2019s Detention Facility and Eleonas Thiva Drug Rehabilitation Center). In addition to agricultural training, the program includes the development of soft skills, professional integration, and reintegration through psycho-social education, in collaboration with ActionAid and Freedom Gate.<\/p>\n

Transforming Agriculture and Empowering Social Reintegration<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Farming 360 plays a crucial role in transforming agricultural practices within correctional institutions, providing practical skills to inmates, and actively supporting their reintegration into society. At the same time, it ensures food security within the detention centers and the local communities surrounding them.<\/p>\n

Global Support for Local Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n

New Agriculture New Generation is one of 50 organizations worldwide to receive $500,000 donations from the Citi Foundation\u00a0as part of its first Global Innovation Challenge. This initiative focuses on four critical areas: access to food, food availability, affordability, and community resilience. The Global Innovation Challenge represents a $25 million philanthropic effort to identify and support innovative solutions to social and economic challenges faced by low-income communities worldwide.<\/p>\n

They said about the program<\/strong><\/p>\n