Communication for inclusion in the list of social farms

Communication and registration on the list have the function of recognising the most qualified operators in the field of social agriculture, primarily by giving visibility to registered operators. On the other hand, they do not constitute an authorisation title and are not compulsory in order to operate in the field of social agriculture.

Social farming activities may concern one or more of the following areas (art. 14 ter of Lp 10/2001⁾³

- socio-occupational integration of disabled and disadvantaged workers (see art. 3 of the regulation);

- services and services flanking and supporting medical, psychological and rehabilitative therapies aimed at improving the health conditions and the social, emotional and cognitive functions of the persons concerned, also with the help of farmed animals (including animal-assisted interventions) and the cultivation of plants (see Art. 4 of the regulations)

- social services and activities aimed at the development of skills and abilities, social inclusion, the provision of recreational activities and useful services for everyday life as well as the reintegration and social reintegration of minors and adults in cooperation with judicial authorities and local authorities (see Art. 5 of the regulations)

- other care and educational reconciliation services for age groups up to pre-adolescence (see art. 7 of the regulation).

Reference is made to the common requirements set out in the aforementioned regulations, in particular in Art. 8 of the regulation:

- social farming activities are carried out only in the presence of authorisations or accreditations in accordance with the relevant provincial regulations, to which reference is made;

- the activities are carried out in compliance with the connection relationship provided for by Article 2135 of the Civil Code, i.e. the factors and means of production of the farm are used. Therefore, carrying out social farm activities does not constitute diversion of the land and buildings concerned from their agricultural use;

- the activities are carried out regularly and continuously, even if of a seasonal nature, for at least three years. If the activity is seasonal, it is sufficient that it is carried out during the periods and according to the cadences of the activity indicated in the project;

- compliance with workplace health and safety regulations, health and hygiene regulations, fire prevention and plant safety regulations, as well as animal registry, health and animal welfare regulations, is ensured;

- in the case of carrying out social farming activities in an associated form, at least one of the associated subjects must meet the requirements set out in Articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Regulation

- at least one person, among those carrying out the activity on the social farm, must possess the professional capacity requirements equivalent to those required for registration in the provincial register of agricultural businesses provided for by Provincial Law no. 11 of 4 September 2000

- only agricultural activities carried out in the Province of Trento as shown in the farm file in the provincial farm register are considered;

- minimum equipment of premises as provided for in Article 9 of the Regulation.

From an urban planning point of view, reference is made to the provisions of Article 14 sexies of Provincial Law 10/2001:

- for the exercise of social farming activities, premises and facilities located in the territory of the municipality in which the farm is based or in neighbouring municipalities may be used, even in areas with a different urban destination from agriculture, provided they are compatible with the planning instruments

- in areas designated for agriculture by the general land-use plan ("secondary" agricultural areas) and in compliance with the same planning instrument, premises dedicated to social farming activities (e.g. refuges or dormitories for social users) may be obtained by converting and recovering existing structures. Expansions and reconstruction on a different site are excluded.

Circular activation of the provincial list of social farms

The subjects potentially concerned are the following (Art. 14.1 of Lp 10/2001)

- farmers provided for by Article 2135 of the Civil Code in individual or associated form;

- social cooperatives provided for by Law 8 November 1991, no. 381 (Discipline of social cooperatives), within the limits set by Article 2, paragraph⁴¹, of Law 18 August 2015, no. 141 (Provisions on social agriculture);

- associative forms between the subjects indicated in letters a) and b) and the subjects of the "third sector", identified by Article 2, paragraph⁵², of Law No 141 of 2015.

The application may be submitted by owners or legal representatives of individual or associated agricultural enterprises, social cooperatives or by the person (consultant) delegated to enter the application on the portal

The communication must be submitted using the computerised procedures on the portal Suap/Enterprise in a day portal and by authenticating in the prescribed manner (CPS, CNS, SPID).

Instructions for uploading to SUAP

The communication, which must be made through the "Enterprise in a day" portal, is addressed to the Agriculture Service and contains

- a description of the social farm project, the activities to be carried out and compliance with the minimum duration envisaged;

- a description of the roles of each person involved, indicating that they meet the requirements of these regulations;

- if the social farm is carried out in associated form, an indication of the person responsible for relations with public administrations and delegated by the associated subjects

- the availability of premises and facilities to be used for social farming activities, see Article 9 of the regulations).

The Agricultural Service will forward the communication to the other competent provincial structures and, having jointly verified that the requirements are met, will proceed with inclusion in the list.

The procedure ends with a letter from the Agricultural Service informing of the registration in the list of social farms