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SIM case study2022-05-11

Food and people

In rural Denmark, the farming community is diminishing, as local farmers who have been impacted by globalisation cannot afford to scale up their food production and distribution on their own. Food and People is a social enterprise that promotes sustainable growth and the development of new and established local micro enterprises in rural Denmark. It does so by giving farmers access to communal processing facilities, whilst offering skills training and flexible job opportunities to vulnerable individuals, including people with disabilities. Local farmers can use Food and People’s communal processing facilities for handling, processing, storing and distributing their own produce. Farmers can sell their products through the farm shop in Grønnessegaard Manor. The project employs people with disabilities who wish to participate in the farming activities that take place in the Grønnessegaard facility and other local farms. All activities involving employees with a disability are designed and managed in partnership with the local municipality and the job centre. The social enterprise has facilitated local food production and sale and in turn boosted the local economy. Farmers have also learnt how to adhere to European standards of food safety when handling, processing, storing and distributing their products. The social enterprise has also created one fixed work position as well as 2-3 flexible work roles for people with disabilities.

Case study details

Lead organisation
Pays
Denmark
Régions
Hovedstaden
Thèmes
Access to quality employment
Active inclusion and employability
Level of action
Local
Source of funding
Public - EU
Budget
Unknown
Programming period
2014-2020
Project start
2014
Type of initiative
Redesigning business models and value chains
Participants
N/A
EU fund
ERDF