URGENCI - réseau Urbain - Rural : Générer des Engagements Nouveaux entre Citoyens

URGENCI is a network of citizens implied in local partnerships between consumers and agricultural producers.
These partnerships are called AMAP (Association pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne) in France, SCA (Community Supported Agriculture) in the Anglophone countries, ASC (Agriculture Soutenue par la Communauté) in Quebec, RECIPROCO (RElaçoes de CIdadania entre PROductores e COnsumidores) in Portugal...

These partnerships are faire engagements between producers and consumers. Farmers commit to a quality production and sustainable agriculture. Consumers share risks and benefits by purchasing the production in advance in the form of weekly baskets. It is a long-term engagement, jointly evaluated and renewed every 6 months. These partnerships are following faire trade principles applied in proximity, allowing direct relationship between producers and consumers and a permanent dialogue.

Network's objectives:
- Link and encourage these interdependent local partnerships between consumers and small producers in difficulty or unemployed wishing to settle down as producers, mostly in agriculture.
- Promote this form of partnership between local producers and consumers in all sectors.

These partnerships contribute to social integration and to the development of responsible economy, creating quality employment and sustainable development, important for the well-being and health of all.



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