CIL Madrid Region, Spain

Region

Madrid region is one of the most urbanized areas in Europe and is surrounded by a belt of multifunctional landscapes and family farms.

The CIL is focused both on periurban and rural farming at the countryside and fertile plains of Madrid, being an area characterised by Mediterranean herbaceous crops with cereals, olive groves, vineyards and horticultural production in the river meadows.

Its most important study case is in the Agrarian Park of Fuenlabrada.

„Dream Contract“

The dream contract is the result of the combination of a land tenure contract and agri-environment and climate measures with a collective approach. The contract will be mediated by land stewardship entities and  will feature a combination of action & results based payments.. It is  focused on small scale horticultural farmers in the south area of Madrid region. Collective management of the land  is based on commitments to adopt certain agro-environmental practices with the main goal of solving the following environmental challenges from Madrid:

• habitat and biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes,
• improve soil quality and fertility,
• preserve quality of multifunctional agricultural landscapes

Links:
Profile CIL Madrid Region_EN

Profile CIL Madrid Region_ES