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A Social Farming Network

Buyer: Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine

Published
24 March 2025
Submission deadline
28 April 2025, 13:00
Estimated value
€4,500,000
Procedure
Open procedure
Lots
1
Documents
1
Notice number
00186454-2025
Reference
cea1977c-e80a-45f0-ac9f-6a311b90b807
Official source
Official source

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Description

Social farming is the practice of offering, on a voluntary basis, farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic day support services. These operations are run in a number of settings ranging from working family farms, local community initiatives through to more institutional frameworks. Social farming is widely practiced across Europe and is considered at an advanced stage of development in the Netherlands, Norway and Italy. It is moderately developed in countries such as France, Finland, Germany and the UK and is still a relatively new concept in Ireland. Experience has shown that well run operations provide an opportunity for inclusion for disadvantaged groups, increase their self-esteem and improve health and well-being. When operating from a working family farm, these initiatives support farm diversification and help farmers connect with the wider community. From a Government perspective, they provide a collaborative framework for different Departments and agencies to work together and is seen as a vital part of the over-arching whole of government strategy aimed at delivering change for people living …

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The contracting authority is Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (European Union).
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