Social innovation trends in the Near East and North Africa region: Examples and opportunities for action

Valero, D.E.; Petropoulou, E.;  Ludvig, A.; Bryce, R.; Price, M.; Berranger, C.;

Social innovation trends in the Near East and North Africa region: Examples and opportunities for action

An assessment of their agribusiness capacities and institutional environment

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Cairo, Egypt ;

Pages 64 p.

Author Valero, D.E.; Petropoulou, E.; Ludvig, A.; Bryce, R.; Price, M.; Berranger, C.;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-139547-9

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Synopsis (short abstract) This report presents research on social innovation and relevant trends for small-scale farming in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. Social innovation is an approach to community development that gained momentum in the second half of the 2010s as a response to the challenges imposed by the post- crisis economy and austerity policies. The report highlights a rich set of practices already in development in the NENA region in small-scale farming, which can be replicated and adapted to various places and communities, and even progressively scaled up into broader systems. The topics and approaches found in the examples analysed are the following: agroecology production and permaculture; social farming; short food supply chains; income generation and diversification; water management; conservation of landscapes and reforestation; empowerment of women and tackling barriers for the engagement of civil society.

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Valero, D.E., Petropoulou, E., Ludvig, A., Bryce, R., Price, M. and Berranger, C. 2025. Social innovation trends in the Near East and North Africa region: Examples & opportunities for action – An assessment of their agribusiness capacities & institutional environment. Cairo, FAO.

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