Bilim is an informal alliance of organizations active in Agroecology* from Eastern Europe and Central Asia region created in 2022, where Schola Campesina has a role of facilitator. Bilim means Knowledge in Turkish and some other Central Asian languages. The community brings together grassroots movements, organizations, NGO’s and other groups organizing peasants and small-scale food producers, indigenous peoples, academics, women and youth.

The members of Bilim community are practicing and / or promoting Agroecology on the ground and /or at policy level, with a focus on protecting biodiversity and cultural heritage, placing smallholders’ knowledge at the center of food systems. Our work is guided by our cultural diversity and the Nyéléni Declaration on Agroecology, UNDROP and UNDRIP . This alliance is facilitated by four organizations: Schola Campesina, Elkana, Eco Ruralis and ADI.

BILIM community is a space for:

• sharing of experiences and knowledge
• alliance and coordination to mainstream Agroecology and Human Rights at a policy level
• building concrete solidarity.

Bilim community in 2023  includes more than 25 organisations from 19 counties. The community is open to organizations recommended by Bilim members based on trust and common values defined in Nyéléni Declaration on Agroecology.   

The Bilim meet members regularly online and at least once a year in-person. 

In 2022 and 2023, the community, supported by FAO REU and Agroecology Fund, held in-person agroecology training in Italy, and twice convened in Turkey for the annual Bilim Forum. They also organized a series of webinars, online exchanges, and several bilateral and trilateral live exchanges. 

You can read more and download the reports on the various activities on the page Agroecology Schools and Sharing Knowledge