This document proposes the establishment of COST Action 866 to coordinate a multidisciplinary scientific network on Green Care in Agriculture across Europe. Green Care utilizes agricultural settings for human health promotion through activities like horticulture, animal contact, and landscape work. The network aims to strengthen research on effects of Green Care, economics, and policies to support its development. It will organize workshops, exchanges, and disseminate results to support Green Care as part of multifunctional agriculture that provides health services. The network addresses gaps in scientific evidence for Green Care while benefiting human health, rural development, and animal welfare.
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EcoHealth approach to control of zoonotic emerging infectious diseases in Sou...ILRI
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Ecohealth in Southeast Asia: Past, present and ways forwardILRI
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Livestock and Agroecology: Redesigning animal production systemsExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/europe/events/detail-events/en/c/429132/
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Green Care in Agriculture ~ Norwegian University
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Green Care: A Conceptual Framework
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Health and the Natural Outdoors: Strategic Workshop Report
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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Les Levidow: Divergent Pathways for Sustainable Agriculture: Contending accou...STEPS Centre
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Ecohealth perspectives: From Ecohealth theory to practice (case studies)ILRI
Presentation by Fred Unger at an FAO-APHCA/OIE/USDA regional workshop on prevention and control of neglected zoonoses in Asia, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, 15-16 July 2015.
Brief introduction to the One Health concept, and beyondILRI
Presentation by Alexandre Caron, Hélène de Nys, Alexandre Hobeika and Vladimir Grosbois at the Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA) partner orientation workshop, 16 December 2021.
The ayurveda natural medicine system and its environmental implicationsEnrique Posada
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Livestock and Agroecology: Redesigning animal production systemsExternalEvents
http://www.fao.org/europe/events/detail-events/en/c/429132/
Presentation of Eliel Gonzalez Garcia, from Institute National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), on livestock and agroecology. He discussed the redesign of animal production systems. The presentation was prepared and delivered in occasion of the Regional Symposium on Agroecology in Europe and Central Asia, held in Budapest, Hungary on 23-25 November 2016.
Integrated assessment of human and animal wasteILRI
Humans and animals produce an important quantity of waste that affects health and environment. Waste must be seen as resource and resources recovered from wastes and reused, while considering health safety and effectiveness. We developed a conceptual framework for improving health and environmental sanitation using an approach combining health, ecological, socio-economic assessments.
Green Care in Agriculture ~ Norwegian University
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Green Care: A Conceptual Framework
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Health and the Natural Outdoors: Strategic Workshop Report
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
Les Levidow: Divergent Pathways for Sustainable Agriculture: Contending accou...STEPS Centre
Presentation at the STEPS Conference 2010 - Pathways to Sustainability: Agendas for a new politics of environment, development and social justice
http://www.steps-centre.org/events/stepsconference2010.html
Sowing in the Autumn Season: Exploring Benefits of Green Care Farms for Dementia Patients
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
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She is tenacious, determined and a real fount of knowledge. With over 30 years of hard, practical experience in the NHS, Ambra is uniquely qualified to bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and delivery in the real world”. Pete Frost – Senior Urban Advisor at Natural Resources Wales
Study of the Impacts of Gardening to Older People: Wan Golden Organic Farming Project
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
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Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
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Policy Frames Regarding Social Farming and Green Care in Flanders
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
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Green care in Agriculture: COST Action 866
1. COST Action 866:
Green Care in Agriculture
(modified from a presentation to COST’s Technical
Committee of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food, July
2005)
Bjarne O. Braastad (Chairman),
professor of ethology,
Dept. of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences,
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
2. Green care in Agriculture
What is Green care?
The health sector and social services need
alternatives to traditional medical treatment, therapy,
rehabilitation, and work training.
‘Green care’ is the utilization of agricultural farms as
a base for promoting human mental and physical
health.
Animals, plants, gardens, forests, and the
landscape are used in recreational or work-related
activities for:
Psychiatric patients, mentally disabled persons,
people with learning disabilities, burnout problems,
or a drug history, including youth and elderly people,
and social service clients.
3. Green care in Agriculture
Animal-assisted therapy: Physical
contact with animals is thought to be
particularly rewarding
Photo: Bente Berget
4. Green care in Agriculture
Horticultural therapy and landscape
Working in the garden
creates growth and beauty
Photo: Eva Vike
People feel better
in a preferred
landscape
(from a PhD course)
5. Green care in Agriculture
Background
There is much practical experience in utilization of farms,
farm animals, plants, gardens and the landscape for
rehabilitation and therapy, but:
There is until recently not much scientific research
documenting the effects on the various target groups; for farm
animals research is almost non-existent.
For “green services” to be generally recognized, particularly
by the medical professions, positive effects on clients and
optimal ways of implementation must be scientifically
documented.
Among European scientists, there is a growing interest in
starting or extending such research. This multidisciplinary
effort should be coordinated through a scientific network to
improve efficiency, ensure optimal methods, and increase the
scientifically validated output. Methodological and theoretical
challenges are predominating. This is a major reason for the
proposal of this COST Action.
6. Green care in Agriculture
Relevance for agriculture and this TC
Multifunctionality is regarded as one of the future
goals of European agriculture that could be an
alternative to further reduction of the number of farms.
Such multi-functions can be to combine the
production of cash crops or animal production with
social functions, like providing space for recreation,
care for disabled people, or care for landscapes.
Farmers need a scientific basis for green services,
and they need development of health policies and
economical systems that make such services a
predictable income.
We believe this TC is the closest to realising the
innovative potential of this effort.
7. Green care in Agriculture
Objectives of the Action
The main objective of the Action is to increase the scientific
knowledge on how to implement Green care in agriculture
most efficiently in order to improve mental and physical
health, as well as quality of life, of humans.
This objective requires the following:
Establishing a well-functioning multidisciplinary scientific
network of scientists working on topics of relevance to Green
care.
Establishing three working groups of scientists working on
more specialized scientific topics of relevance to Green care.
Development of an international research program within
Green care, to be offered to EU and national research
councils.
Improving the relevance, efficiency, and quality of ongoing
and new research within Green care in Europe.
8. Green care in Agriculture
Organisation of the Action
MC and three WGs
WG1: Health effects of Green care
Coordinate research and develop new research in biological,
medical and health sciences. Conceptual and theoretical discussions
and developments. Research methodologies.
WG2: Economics of Green care
Coordinate research and develop new research on economics and
management of Green care farming. Cost-benefit effectiveness of
Green care on micro, mezzo and macro levels, marketability.
WG3: Policies related to Green care
Discuss how Green care fits into current and future national health
and social care systems. Organisation of the Green care system and
the networks. How rural development is affected.
9. Green care in Agriculture
How to work and Time plan
Plenary seminars and meetings
WG workshops
Short-term scientific missions (STSM) financed by
COST will be sought to enable exchange of young
researchers. Aim: to exchange five young
researchers (PhDs, postdocs) within the frame of the
COST Action, each for a few weeks.
Website with documents and a discussion forum
Time plan (2006-2010)
Each of four years: A plenary meeting and WG
workshops
Last year also: A dissemination seminar could
be held if funding is obtained.
10. Green care in Agriculture
Why is COST the proper programme?
The flexible, informal organisation of COST Actions is an
excellent platform for extending and strengthening our
multidisciplinary scientific network on Green care across Europe.
The funding of network building by national research councils,
under the COST umbrella that funds the coordination of it, is the
most feasible method, in comparison with EU and EUREKA
programmes.
Our work covers most of the main addresses of COST Actions:
International topic, beneficial to most countries, of particular
interest to the society that is concerned about mental health
services, and involves cooperation on a newly emerging and
multidisciplinary scientific topic.
It strengthens urban-rural relationships by giving new values to
agriculture (multifunctional agriculture, Green care as amenity goods)
and provides a perspective for farmers searching for new ways of
maintaining a farm that otherwise might be closed.
11. Green care in Agriculture
Dissemination plan
Target audiences of output from the Action:
scientists and professionals working with various aspects of
Green care including farmers,
EU scientific committees and national research council
committees working on development of research programs, and
international and national health and social authorities.
Such external users may be invited to a final dissemination
seminar, also to give input that could be used for the final report
and research programs.
Website: Information and results of the Action work will be
presented on a public website. This will include reports of seminars,
minutes of meetings, publications from participants, contributions
to other conferences, links to relevant information from other
sources, and the final report that will include a proposal for
research programs on Green care. Proposal of research programs
will also actively be sent to relevant research funding bodies.
12. Green care in Agriculture
Multidisciplinary work
Sciences involved in the Action:
Animal science, ethology, horticulture, forestry, landscape
architecture, landscape ecology, agricultural economics,
psychiatry, psychology, nursing, ergo therapy, sociology, and
social economics.
Others involved:
Farmers, social workers, policy makers, client organisations
Experience from exploratory workshops:
The feasibility of this multidisciplinary work is demonstrated. The
persons are open-minded, enthusiastic and eagerly looking
forward to this Action. Common concepts and terms must be
defined across disciplines and across countries.
13. Green care in Agriculture
Conclusions
Green Care in Agriculture: much practical experience,
but limited scientific documentation is available.
Multidisciplinary scientific effort is essential to develop
green services as part of a multifunctional agriculture.
A network of enthusiastic experts is established, but
needs funding for further development and work, in
order to coordinate ongoing research, develop
concepts and terms, theories, research methods, and
a research programme.
14. Green care in Agriculture
Benefits of the Action
Improved mental and physical health and quality of life of
humans with particular problems, by low-cost therapy and
rehabilitation forms. This is the most important benefit.
Scientific knowledge acquired in the Action that could be
included in teaching of health personnel – psychiatrists,
psychologists, psychiatric nurses, social service personnel, etc. –
as well as in teaching of farmers. (MSc programme in Norway)
Improved efficiency in future research, ensuring optimal value
for money given to research projects.
Additional source of income for farmers; improved efficiency in
the process of adapting to the changes in European agricultural
structure.
Increased rural-urban interactions and social cohesion.
Increased human-animal contact on farms may enhance animal
welfare by reducing the fear of humans – an important aspect of
animal welfare. In addition, the clients may gain increased respect
for animals and their nature, which may be of advantage to other
animals that later encounter these persons.
15. Green care in Agriculture
Countries involved in proposal (2005)
Country No. of experts
Austria 2
Belgium 2
In total:
Denmark 2
Finland 3 14 countries
France 1 54 experts
Germany 5
Italy 6
Greece and
Netherlands 10
Norway 8
Poland now
Slovenia 5 joins the
Sweden 3 action
Switzerland 1
United Kingdom 5
U.S.A. 1
16. Green care in Agriculture
Examples of ongoing and planned research-I
Measuring the effects of green care farms for clients with psychiatric problems and
addiction history (NL) 2005-2008
Developing a model describing and explaining the health promoting qualities of
green care farms (NL) 2005-2006
Effects of green care farms on food consumption of clients (NL) 2006-2008
Working with plants on quality of life and well being of clients (NL) 2006-2009
Interaction between clients’ wellbeing and health and farm values at green care
farms with emphasis on client-animal interactions (NL) 2005-2009
Interactions between client-wellbeing and health and farm values at green care
farms with special emphasis on plant-human interactions (NL) 2005 - 2009
Study into the effects of working at a green care farm: increase in life satisfaction,
skills, and quality of life of mentally handicapped people (planned) (NL) 2005-2008
Green care with farm animals for persons with mental diseases (NO) 2003-2006
Assessing the evidence for landscape-based positive and negative health effects
(NO, ES) 2004-2006
Human landscape experience in production landscapes. Impact of landscape
structure on human aesthetic appreciation (NO) 2004–2008
Visulands 5th Framework EU Shared Cost project to develop visualisation tools to
support public involvement in the assessment of landscape change (NO) 2003-2005
17. Green care in Agriculture
Examples of ongoing and planned research-II
The human being and the good earth (I) 2006
Social enterprise incubators (I) 2005-2007
The disabled in agricultural families (I) 2004-2005
SoFar (social farming). (I) 2005-2008
Movements and institutions of social development courses of rural
communities and of social farming (I) 2005-2006
Feasibility study and modelling the employment of and/or care for mentally
handicapped persons as supplementary on-farm activity (SI) 2002-2005
Modelling and testing a methodology of inclusion of the farms into a system
of community care for people with special needs (SI) 2005-2008
Network of care farms for the mentally disabled in the municipality of
Ljubljana (SI) 2005-2007
Effects of contact with assistance dogs on immediate physiological
responses and later behaviour of humans with Downs’ syndrome and on
welfare of animal as measured by physiological and behavioural responses.
Might be extended to farm animals. (UK) 2005-2009
18. Green care in Agriculture
WG 1: Health effects of Green care
Main aim: to coordinate research and develop new research in
biological, medical and health sciences for the purpose of gaining
new insight into the effects of various types of Green care on
various aspects of physical and mental health and quality of life of
clients. The work must include conceptual and theoretical
discussions and developments, as well as discussions on research
methodologies.
Milestones
1. Develop a conceptual framework and theoretical models for the
health promoting mechanisms of Green care.
2. Comparison and discussion of ongoing research projects
related to health effects on clients.
3. Establishment of a set of good research methodologies.
4. Joint research project between participating countries.
5. Development of a research program – health effects for clients of
Green care.
19. Green care in Agriculture
WG 2: Economics of Green care
Main aim: to coordinate research and develop new research on
economics and management of Green care farming. This includes
the cost-benefit effectiveness of Green care on the micro, mezzo
and macro levels within the framework of multifunctional
agriculture, market based versus governmental based economics,
marketability of pubic goods and positive agricultural externalities,
as well as measurements of the positive externalities of Animal
Assisted Therapy and Horticultural Therapy.
Milestones
1. Development of a methodology to determine the economic
benefits of Green care services for farmers, for other parts of the
agricultural sector and for the health and social care sectors, and
also the social returns of such services.
2. Development of systems to support Green care regionally and
nationally.
3. Development of a research program – economics of Green care.
20. Green care in Agriculture
WG 3: Policies related to Green care
Main aim: to discuss how Green care fits into current and future
national health and social care systems. This includes the
organisation of the Green care system and the building up of the
network behind the health and social care systems. A further aim is
to discuss how rural development is affected; creation of new jobs
and strengthening of the economic viability of rural communities,
those of less-favoured and remote rural areas in particular.
Milestones
1. Definition of terms and concepts for the different services of
Green care.
2. Evaluate the contribution of Green care to rural and agricultural
policies, but also policies in health care and social care.
3. Development of a research program – policies of Green care.
21. Green care in Agriculture
Deliverables
During the action’s lifetime, the following deliverables will be made:
Well-functioning multidisciplinary scientific networks at two levels, a
complete multidisciplinary network and three working group
networks.
At least one multidisciplinary research program on Green care in
agriculture, being offered to EU and to national research councils.
The following are more difficult to quantify, and dependent on funding:
Producing three scientific peer-reviewed papers based on joint work
established early in the work of the Action, two of which are
conceptually or theoretically based.
Developing five international joint research projects based on work
of the Action,
Exchanging five young researchers (PhD students or postdocs),
each for a few weeks.
Further effects of new projects financed by the proposed research
programme will come after the end of the Action.