The Municipality of Concordia presented the new Integrated Agroecological Gardens Program for the Community, an initiative that coordinates different public policies linked to sustainable production, job training, and social inclusion.
The presentation took place during a working meeting led by the Secretary of Productive Development, Sebastián Arístide, who highlighted that this new proposal “seeks to transform the garden into a true opportunity for training and work.”
The program arises from the integration of two lines of action that had been developed by different municipal areas: one oriented toward supporting vulnerable populations and another aimed at residents interested in developing family agroecological gardens. Based on this coordination, a joint work scheme is consolidated that strengthens the comprehensive approach to local productive policies.
“The objective is to provide technical and training tools that allow people to train, generate job opportunities, and also promote their own ventures linked to agroecological production,” explained Arístide.
In addition to productive support, the program incorporates a strong environmental education perspective, promoting sustainable practices, environmental care, and responsible food production.
Currently, the program is already carrying out actions in different parts of the city with strong territorial work and permanent technical monitoring. The municipal survey includes tasks of sowing, maintenance, harvesting, soil preparation, seed delivery, and community training in neighborhoods such as Nebel Sur, Pampa Soler, Las Colinas, Agua Patito, San Francisco, Arrocera, Los Pájaros, El Silencio, Carretera de la Cruz, Llamaradas, and 27 de Noviembre, among others.
The work scheme contemplates continuous technical support through territorial visits, personalized assistance, and monitoring of each garden, strengthening the presence of the municipality in the neighborhoods and consolidating a model of close work with each participating family.
In this framework, Martín Laffite will be in charge of coordinating the territorial teams of promoters who will carry out the support in each neighborhood: “The promoters will be duly identified so that residents can recognize them and have the peace of mind that they are part of the municipal program,” also highlighting the importance of permanent territorial work and the direct link with each participating family.
In addition, the program includes the delivery of seasonal seeds and seedlings, promoting productive diversification and healthy eating.
From the territorial coordination, they explained that the delivery of seeds and seedlings will be linked to a community contribution and the commitment to continuity in the work of the gardens, seeking to strengthen shared responsibility and sustained support for each productive project.
The technical survey also shows cases of families that have already begun to generate production for self-consumption and local commercialization, promoting experiences of social economy, exchange, and community strengthening.
“Production is also built from the neighborhoods, supporting families with tools, training, and concrete growth opportunities,” remarked the Secretariat of Productive Development.
The initiative is developed within the framework of the Infrastructure and Development Plan towards the Bicentennial, a comprehensive strategy promoted by the municipal administration to strengthen the growth of Concordia through training, job creation, and permanent support for the city's productive sectors.
The meeting was also attended by the head of the Social Economy Department, Miguel Parra; the agronomist engineer Gabriel Zubizarreta; Martín Laffite, coordinator of the territorial teams; and municipal technicians and authorities who will be part of the new articulated work scheme.
From the Secretariat of Productive Development, they remarked that this program represents an important step towards a model of sustainable local development, where training, joint work, and production are consolidated as central axes of the municipal administration.
The presentation took place during a working meeting led by the Secretary of Productive Development, Sebastián Arístide, who highlighted that this new proposal “seeks to transform the garden into a true opportunity for training and work.”
The program arises from the integration of two lines of action that had been developed by different municipal areas: one oriented toward supporting vulnerable populations and another aimed at residents interested in developing family agroecological gardens. Based on this coordination, a joint work scheme is consolidated that strengthens the comprehensive approach to local productive policies.
“The objective is to provide technical and training tools that allow people to train, generate job opportunities, and also promote their own ventures linked to agroecological production,” explained Arístide.
In addition to productive support, the program incorporates a strong environmental education perspective, promoting sustainable practices, environmental care, and responsible food production.
Currently, the program is already carrying out actions in different parts of the city with strong territorial work and permanent technical monitoring. The municipal survey includes tasks of sowing, maintenance, harvesting, soil preparation, seed delivery, and community training in neighborhoods such as Nebel Sur, Pampa Soler, Las Colinas, Agua Patito, San Francisco, Arrocera, Los Pájaros, El Silencio, Carretera de la Cruz, Llamaradas, and 27 de Noviembre, among others.
The work scheme contemplates continuous technical support through territorial visits, personalized assistance, and monitoring of each garden, strengthening the presence of the municipality in the neighborhoods and consolidating a model of close work with each participating family.
In this framework, Martín Laffite will be in charge of coordinating the territorial teams of promoters who will carry out the support in each neighborhood: “The promoters will be duly identified so that residents can recognize them and have the peace of mind that they are part of the municipal program,” also highlighting the importance of permanent territorial work and the direct link with each participating family.
In addition, the program includes the delivery of seasonal seeds and seedlings, promoting productive diversification and healthy eating.
From the territorial coordination, they explained that the delivery of seeds and seedlings will be linked to a community contribution and the commitment to continuity in the work of the gardens, seeking to strengthen shared responsibility and sustained support for each productive project.
The technical survey also shows cases of families that have already begun to generate production for self-consumption and local commercialization, promoting experiences of social economy, exchange, and community strengthening.
“Production is also built from the neighborhoods, supporting families with tools, training, and concrete growth opportunities,” remarked the Secretariat of Productive Development.
The initiative is developed within the framework of the Infrastructure and Development Plan towards the Bicentennial, a comprehensive strategy promoted by the municipal administration to strengthen the growth of Concordia through training, job creation, and permanent support for the city's productive sectors.
The meeting was also attended by the head of the Social Economy Department, Miguel Parra; the agronomist engineer Gabriel Zubizarreta; Martín Laffite, coordinator of the territorial teams; and municipal technicians and authorities who will be part of the new articulated work scheme.
From the Secretariat of Productive Development, they remarked that this program represents an important step towards a model of sustainable local development, where training, joint work, and production are consolidated as central axes of the municipal administration.