Speaking about Agroecology with Prince Charles
The vice-president of Agroecology Europe, Alexander Wezel, had the chance to speak about agroecology at ISARA with Prince Charles on…
Call for nominations FAO-IFOAM
Celebrating the World’s Best Policies for Agroecology
“We need to put forward sustainable food systems that offer healthy and nutritious food, and also preserve the environment. Agroecology can offer several contributions to this process as it provides many economic, social and environmental co-benefits.”
José Graziano da Silva, Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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The first bi-monthly newsletter of agroecology Europe
Welcome to the first bi-monthly newsletter of Agroecology Europe aims to facilitate exchange and collaboration between our members and friends. In this…
Watch the video of the Agroecology Europe Forum
From 25 to 27 October 2017, Lyon, France, the first Forum of the Agroecology Europe Association, was hosted by ISARA.…
Agroecological Network of Greece initiated
The Agroecological Network of Greece (Agroecology Greece) started in early 2017 through the networking of agronomists, mainly researchers and trainers. It is an initiative for the promotion of agroecology as a science, practice and movement, in Greek.
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Séminaire “Teaching agroecology: methods and outstanding initiatives”
26 avril après-midi et 27 avril matin à l’ENSFEA (Toulouse)
Ce séminaire international est une des activités de la International Summer School on Agroecology (ISSAE), un projet de Partenariat Stratégique du programme Erasmus + (http://issae.univ-tlse3.fr).
L’ISSAE explore et dissémine les stratégies pédagogiques pluridisciplinaires qui favorisent l’autonomie, le développement de l’esprit critique et la créativité. (more…)
Time to put a common policy on the menu – OP ED from Olivier de Schutter and slow food founder Carlo Petrini
(02.02.2017) IPES-Food co-chair Olivier De Schutter joined forces with Slow Food president Carlo Petrini today to call for a Common Food Policy for the EU, as the European Commission opened the public debate on CAP reform.
In an op ed published in Politico, De Schutter and Petrini argued: “Rather than focusing on what subsidies go to which farmers, the EU should be thinking much bigger. Ambitious reform of food and farming systems can help address some of the bloc’s most pressing problems.” (more…)
Agroecology at a crossroads
The new edition of the Nyéléni Newsletter
Agroecology has become a territory in dispute.
While mainstream institutions and corporations for years have marginalized and ridiculed agroecology, today they are trying to capture it.
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FAO website on agroecology
FAO has launched a new online Agroecology Knowledge Hub at: http://www.fao.org/agroecology/en/. The website is aimed at maintaining and promoting information…
Agroecology in action
Bruxelles. 9 et 10 décembre.
2 jours sous le signe de l’agroécologie et l’alimentation solidaire en vue d’une agriculture respectueuse de l’homme et de l’environnement et d’une alimentation durable pour toutes et tous.
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