Diversified Farms as Models of Circular Agrifood: A Case Study

Circular economy (CE) has gained prominence in academic research in recent years. Case studies in circular economy have proven to be a useful way to learn about the main barriers and facilitators to implementing circular economy practices. Nevertheless, most of them are based on the manufacturing and energy sectors and technological solutions that are needed to achieve circularity. However, our paper presents the concept of circular economy applied to a diversified farm model. The aim is to discuss to what extent this model meets the circularity criteria that are promoted by the institutions, as well as the factors that favour and slow down the implementation of circularity in this type of farm. The case study analyzed is a family farm which has been making an innovative proposal for diversification in different links of the agri-food chain to "closing circles."