Latest News
The Agroecology of Nyéléni – What are the differences with FAO and HLPE conceptual framework?
The Erasmus + BAG project just relased the first part (out of a three parts Agroecology Guidebook) on the concept of Agroecology; reframing the processes
Register to the side event “Opportunities and challenges for promoting rural women’s empowerment in the ECA in sustainable food system”
Register here The discussion aims to exchange promising practices and lessons learned in addressing genderinequalities from the initiatives in the rural areas of the region
ECVC publishes “Carbon farming: A ‘new business model’ … for who?”
From www.eurovia.org On 23 March, European Coordination Via Campesina published a new analysis on carbon farming, entitled “Carbon farming: A ‘new business model’ … for
Small-scale fishers: Struggles and Mobilizations
From https://nyeleni.org/DOWNLOADS/newsletters/Nyeleni_Newsletter_Num_47_EN.pdf The United Nations has declared 2022 as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022) to highlight the importance of artisanal
Community of Practice on Agroecology
in Europe and Central Asia region
TAPE in North Macedonia – Suzana’s experience (Audio from CoP meeting (2) 5/8/21)
In this speech, Suzana (ZZ Eko-Ilinden organization) explains the difficulties to speak about agroecology. The lack of awareness and interest can be strongly felt. Knowledge
Nomadic pastoralism in Kyrgyzstan: preserving traditions and food culture
By DevelopmentAid (Ana Benoliel Coutinho) Cultural diversity allows traditions to be preserved as well as creating a more closely-knit society that is allowed to retain
Recent publications
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.
READ OUR VISION
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.