Intersectando a agricultura urbana, o meio ambiente e a educação:

lições sobre a co-criação de infraestruturas verdes urbanas comestíveis em Maputo e Xai-Xai, Moçambique

Abstract

The acronym SYNERGI stands for Socially Inclusive Edible Urban Green Infrastructure was given to the name of the project implemented between March 2023 and September 2025. It involved collaboration between Eduardo Mondlane University and University College Dublin. The SYNERGI project was implemented with a view to promoting the involvement of urban communities in two cities in Mozambique, a country located in southeast Africa, namely the cities of Maputo and Xai-Xai in the co-creation of green and edible urban infrastructures (IVUCs). The project has successfully established IVUCs in six selected schools, increasing food production and educational opportunities in environmental preservation, healthy eating habits, and social inclusion. Having adopted a participatory approach to action research, it has been a notable gain from this project to achieve a real integration of community input in identifying problems and developing solutions. The project highlights the need for better institutional frameworks to support the development of green infrastructure.