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Bilim forum 2023 – the first Forum for Agroecology in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
From July 10th until July 14th 2023, BILIM – the first Forum for Agroecology in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – was held in Bursa,
Webinar + discussion CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY AND AGROECOLOGY (w/ Russian translation) 25th MAY, 10AM CET
We invite you to our last webinar before summer break, part of the Agroecology Schools Thursday Dialogues series, where we explore and learn diverse strategies for amplifying
Social movements, Indigenous Peoples, and civil society organizations continue to fight against corporate capture of global food governance
Rome, Italy. 11 May 2023 – Social movements, Indigenous Peoples, and civil society organizations are standing firm in their opposition to the corporate capture of
The 1 round of the negotiations on Data Collection and Analysis tools for Food Security and Nutrition
On 29 May starts the 1st round of negotiations on the CFS Policy Recommendations on Data Collection and Analysis tools for Food Security and Nutrition.
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ТЭЙП в Кыргызстане – TAPE in Kyrgyzstan – Agency of Development Initiatives (ADI) (CoP 3d meeting – 4/10/2021)
Аудио на английском, а видео на русском The audio document is in English, while the video below is in Russian (of the same presentation). If
TAPE in Albania – ТЭЙП в Албании – ANDR (CoP 3d meeting – 4/10/2021)
In this brief video, Desjana (Albanian Network for rural development – ANDR) highlights that in Albania also farmers practice agroecology without knowing the word agroecology.
Recent publications
The BAG – ‘Bridging Generations in Agroecology project, funded by the European Union and spanning from 2020 to 2023, addresses the pressing challenges faced by rural communities in Europe, particularly the obstacles related to knowledge sharing and co-creation. This publication is the result of collaborative efforts щаа 6 partners actively engaged in the field of agroecology, as part of their involvement in the project: ZIARNO (Poland), HNEE (Germany), Toekomstboeren (the Netherlands), InterAfogs (France), Swiss School of Byodinamics, and Schola Campesina.
The Agroecology Schools Toolkit is part of a continued pedagogical work allowing agroecology schools facilitators to meet, exchange and be trained on content and methodology. It also aims at supporting young organisations in starting their own agroecology schools. Through horizontal knowledge-sharing organisations expand leadership, expertise and tools across community research, education and political work to promote agroecology at the international, national and regional levels.
There are 1.5 billion peasant farmers and food producers in the world (the largest sector in the world) and they represent a pillar of economic democracy. Indeed, small-scale food producers make food and agriculture the unique sector of the economy which is not dominated by oligopolies (Internet is in the hands of 10 companies, the world energy market is possibly in the hands of 20, and most economic sectors are experiencing unprecedented concentration). Despite the large number of concentration processes currently ongoing, food and agriculture represents the only sector where there are still 1.5 billion food producers. Hence, a rights-based social and economic model built on a strong sector of food producers, peasant farmers, small-scale fishers and pastoralists, and not on the arrogant force of a few.
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Schola Campesina is an international Agroecology school, based in an italian biodistrict, seeking to strengthen food producers’ organizations worldwide in their struggle for Food sovereignty and Agroecology. Through knowledge sharing processes (trainings, videos, webinars, posts), we seek to facilitate the understanding of -and actions within- the global governance of food and agriculture (Rome process).
Based on Nyéléni International Forum for Agroecology (2015) and on the principles of Dialogo de saberes and Popular Education; Schola Campesina seeks to develop the dialogue among peasant, academical and activist knowledge.
