Last updated: October 2021
Göteborg is in need to strengthen the conditions for those who today, to a certain extent, rely on food production or farming. Also, the demand for locally produced and non-toxic food is increasing by Swedish consumers. Green Production aims to create opportunities for urban agriculture that is financially viable within and around the city. Green Production will build knowledge and conduct research by bringing together key stakeholders around a number of focus-projects within the area. Green Production aims to create opportunities for urban agriculture that is financially viable within and around the city. Green Production will build knowledge and conduct research by bringing together key stakeholders around a number of focus-projects within the area. The original idea regarding these focus-projects is that they either will be based in a specific spot and, for example, linking new technologies with new jobs, or involve a process where entrepreneurs meet landowners, consumers, wholesalers, etc. The goal of these focus-projects, in addition, to gather knowledge and create new contacts and networks, is that they may develop a number of innovative urban agriculture projects and business ideas in and around the city. (Ref. 1, 3, 4)
Mistra Urban Future
https://www.mistraurbanfutures.org/en/project/green-production
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Community gardens and allotments
- Allotments
- Community gardens
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Soil quality improvement
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Economic development: agriculture
- Employment/job creation
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
The Green Production project aims to:
1. create conditions for urban food production or farming with economic capacity in and around Swedish cities.
2. find out what conditions are required to create economically profitable food production in and near cities.
3. find out what networks need to be created, what kind of new venues could facilitate business start-ups in the area. (Ref. 3)
Implementation activities
During the first year, the project has mapped and involved urban agriculture networks and key stakeholders together. This has led to the development of two innovative urban agriculture focus-projects/areas: 1) Education and 2) Business models for urban agriculture. During the second year, the knowledge within these two focus projects has been deepened and developed. (Ref. 1, 2) Also, the project collaborates with projects such as ‘Stadsnära odling’ (Urban Farming project), led by Property Management Administration at the City of Göteborg and Sustainable Foods, an EU-project run by the Environmental Department at City of Gothenburg (Ref. 1, 2)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity restoration:
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Transnational network
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Taskforce groups
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Green Production is run within the framework of Mistra Urban Futures. Mistra Urban Futures is an international center that works to create sustainable urban development (where Göteborg’s City is included). The Green Production project is run and run by a project group consisting of Chalmers, IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, other parties involved, the County Administrative Board, Environmental Management, Property Office, Stadsjord. In addition to this, a number of more players have participated in the Green Production Workshop project, network meetings, seminars and other arrangements. (Ref. 6)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(In Göteborg's city (which is included in the project through e.g. the city’s environmental administration), the environmental programme states that "Göteborg shall have a farming landscape for production with a special focus on organic farming". (Ref. 7))
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public national budget
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved soil quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
Economic impacts
- Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not)
- Attraction of business and investment
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
Ref. 1. Mistra (n.d.) Grön Produktion - Odla mat och jobb i staden. Grön produktion, projekt. Mistra Urban Futures. Retrieved from on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 2. Svensson, K. (2014). Ska det framtida Göteborg växa och gro?: En diskursanalys gällande beslutsfattares syn på urbant jordbruk. (Bachelor Thesis). Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 3. Mistra (2015) Grön Produktion. Fokusprojekt Nya affärsmodeller. Mistra Urban Futures. Göteborg. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 4. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (2015) Kan stadsnära matproduktion bli lönsam? Grön produktion. Odla Staden. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020. .
Ref. 5. Mistra (n.d.) Grön Produktion: Fokusprojekt Utbildning. Grön Produktion Utbildning. Mistra Urban Futures. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 6. Mattsson, A. (2014). Utbildning av urbana matproducenter: Framtidens nya matproduktionsnäring? (Master Thesis). Örebro, Sweden: Örebro University. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 7. Berg, M. & Andersson, J. (2015) Stadsnära matproduktion: hur skapar vi förutsättningar för lokal mat? Mistra Urban Futures, Report 2015:4. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 2. Svensson, K. (2014). Ska det framtida Göteborg växa och gro?: En diskursanalys gällande beslutsfattares syn på urbant jordbruk. (Bachelor Thesis). Gothenburg: University of Gothenburg. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 3. Mistra (2015) Grön Produktion. Fokusprojekt Nya affärsmodeller. Mistra Urban Futures. Göteborg. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 4. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (2015) Kan stadsnära matproduktion bli lönsam? Grön produktion. Odla Staden. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020. .
Ref. 5. Mistra (n.d.) Grön Produktion: Fokusprojekt Utbildning. Grön Produktion Utbildning. Mistra Urban Futures. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 6. Mattsson, A. (2014). Utbildning av urbana matproducenter: Framtidens nya matproduktionsnäring? (Master Thesis). Örebro, Sweden: Örebro University. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Ref. 7. Berg, M. & Andersson, J. (2015) Stadsnära matproduktion: hur skapar vi förutsättningar för lokal mat? Mistra Urban Futures, Report 2015:4. Retrieved from Source link on 14th November, 2020.
Mistra Urban Future
https://www.mistraurbanfutures.org/en/project/green-production