Agricultura urbana e agroecologia no território do extremo sul do município de São Paulo

ABSTRACT

Since the 2000s, several actions focused on urban and peri-urban agriculture in the city of São Paulo emerged and gained strength, directly impacting on the agricultural activity of the largest Brazilian metropolis. In the extreme south, the government, the University of São Paulo and several NGOs carried out actions that encouraged agroecological practices, the emergence of the only cooperative of farmers in São Paulo, Cooperapas, and the expansion of the production and commercialization of agroecological foods for the city of São Paulo.

KEYWORDS:
Urban agriculture; Periurban agriculture; São Paulo; Agriculture; Farmers; Public policy; Cooperapas; Agroecology