Founding

Agroecology Europe, the European association to promote agroecology, was created on 27 January 2016 in Graux Estate, Belgium, by 19 founders from 10 countries.

Agroecology Europe Foundation Members
Foundation members planting two trees during the creation of Agroecology Europe.

Founders of the association:

  • Belgium: Alain Peeters (RHEA Research Centre), Elisabeth Simon (Graux Estate pilot farm), Pierre Stassart (Liège University), Alexis de Liedekerke, Florian Delespesse.
  • Czech Republic: J. Moudrý (University of South Bohemia).
  • Denmark: Jørgen Eriksen (Aarhus University).
  • France: Stéphane Bellon (INRA Ecodéveloppement), Alexander Wezel (ISARA-Lyon).
  • Germany: Maria Finckh (University of Kassel-Witzenhausen), Marcos A. Lana (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, ZALF), Sabine Zikeli (University of Hohenheim).
  • Italy: Paolo Bàrberi (Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna-Pisa), Paola Migliorini (University of Gastronomic Science, IFOAM, Slow Food).
  • Spain: F. Xavier Sans Serra (Universitat de Barcelona), Eva Torremocha (IFOAM-Organics International, University of Sevilla).
  • Sweden: Erik Steen Jensen (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
  • The Netherlands: Jeroen Groot (Wageningen University).
  • United Kingdom: Michel Pimbert (Coventry University).

Foundation Members:

Stéphane Bellon, Paolo Barberi, Florian Delespesse, Alexis de Liedekerke, Jørgen Eriksen, Maria Finckh, Jeroen Groot, Paola Migliorini, Jan Moudrý, Erik Steen Jensen, Marcos A. Lana, Alain Peeters, Michel Pimbert, F. Xavier Sans Serra, Elisabeth Simon, Pierre Stassart, Eva Torremocha Bouchet, Alexander Wezel, Sabine Zikeli

Associated foundation members

Alex Aebi, Felix Bianchi, Tor Arvid Breland, Nic Lampkin, Geir Lieblein.