Agroecology Europe Association

Are you looking for good resolutions for the new year? Here's one: sign up for our upcoming online webinar! 🌿 Silent Agroecology: Examples from Bolivia and Europe 🌍 📅 Date: Monday, 20 January ⏰ Time: 12:30–13:30 CET 📍 Where: Zoom ✨ Speakers: Georgina Catacora-Vargas, Bolivia, President of SOCLA Alexander Wezel, Director of Research, ISARA, France 💡 Don’t miss this opportunity to uncover the hidden layers of agroecology and its implementation across different contexts. This event is brought to you by the Centre for Living Agroecology and Food Systems (CLAS) - ISARA Lyon, SOCLA Sociedad Científica de Agroecología and Agroecology Europe. 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/dnRzvqpB #Agroecology #SustainableFarming #FoodSystems #Webinar

🥁 Towards the end of the year, it is good to take a moment to reflect and look back on moments of success and learning opportunities. Here is a non-exclusive list of all we can be proud of in 2024... 🍄🟫 Supported #European #farmers at the #farmersprotests and with a joint statement with EU Food Policy Coalition 🍄🟫 Organised a session on agroecology at the Open Food Conference 🍄🟫 Published Sowing Change, Growing Together: Creating a Resilient #Food Future, the synthesis report of #AEEUForum2023 by Kushal Poudel 🍄🟫 Hosted the AGROMIX Project Policy Summit #agroforestry for European #agriculture 🍄🟫 Encouraged members to organise participatory workshops for the #youth in Portugal and Serbia 🍄🟫 Connected with partners at the Good Food Good Farming Network Day 🍄🟫 Convened Board Members for an in-person #strategy meeting in Brussels and planned a team building day on a #farm 🍄🟫 Contributed to the #StrategicDialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture and added a chapter on agroecology to the final report 🍄🟫 Co-organised Farming without harming: policy action for #resilient agriculture with Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe and Friends of the Earth Europe 🍄🟫 Participated in a panel at the X Congreso Internacional de Agroecologia on the power of agroecology networks and events 🍄🟫 Joined #TerraMadre and the anteprima together with other international conferences, strengthening bridges across science, practice, and #policy 🍄🟫 Co-hosted a side event at the #WorldFoodForum2024 on agroecology youth networks with the Agroecology Coalition  🍄🟫Advocated for agroecology in #EU policy through civil dialogue groups and EU CAP Network thematic groups 🍄🟫 President Lili Balogh testified at the European Parliament hearing on the Strategic Dialogue underlining the need for the agroecological #transition 🍄🟫The Youth Network met with Commissioner Christophe Hansen at the Youth Policy Dialogue to work together on the generational renewal of rural areas and access to land for #young farmers and new entrants 🍄🟫 Joined the EU #AgriFoodDays to track policy priorities of the incoming European Commission 🍄🟫 Represented Horizon projects HuMUS, Soils for Europe, AGROMIX, URBANE, PATH2DEA, promoting #soilhealth, agroforestry, and agroecology in Europe and around the world! Now is a good moment to join the #agroecology movement and enjoy the perks of AEEU membership throughout 2025: https://lnkd.in/ef-NvSBj Lili Balogh Cristina Laurenti Paola Migliorini Henriette Christensen Vincent Dauby AGROMIX Project HuMUS project URBANE_Project PATH2DEA EU CAP Network Agroecology Coalition

Less than two weeks left to apply for our new Communication Officer role! 🚀 Deadline: 4th January. Don’t miss this opportunity—apply now or share with someone who might be interested! 🙌 #JobOpportunity #CommunicationOfficer #JoinUs

Our Winter Newsletter is out, sharing all the amazing work and upcoming events that make 2024 a crucial year for #agroecology. From taking part in the first EU Youth Policy Dialogue to hosting a session at the Oxford Real Farming Conference, releasing a position paper on agroecological livestock farming, and actively shaping EU policies on #biodiversity, #soil health, and more, we’re keeping agroecology at the forefront of European conversations. 💻 Read the full newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/dqdPDJVh If you’d like to support and stay connected with our work, consider becoming a #member of Agroecology Europe! Together, we can advocate for the agroecological transition of our food systems. 👉 Join us here: https://lnkd.in/ef-NvSBj #Agroecology #Sustainability #SoilHealth #GenerationalRenewal #LandAccess #AEEU

🌿 Agroecology Europe at the Heart of CAP Discussions 🌿 We are pleased to announce that Agroecology Europe is actively contributing to two newly launched Thematic Groups by the EU CAP Network. Representing our association are board members Ole Ostermann and Cristina Laurenti. 🔸 Enhancing Biodiversity on Farmland for Improved Resilience Ole Ostermann brings his expertise to this group, which focuses on how policy schemes and their implementation can better #support farmers in promoting biodiversity. The goal is to enhance the sustainability of farming, #restore habitats, and build more #resilient agricultural systems. 🔸 Gen Z: Leading Generational Renewal in Farming Cristina Laurenti represents Agroecology Europe in this group, addressing how CAP measures can better support the next generation of farmers. With #youngfarmers leading the discussion, this platform ensures #youthperspectives are front and center in shaping the future of agriculture. For Agroecology Europe, these TGs provide a key opportunity to contribute to EU-level policy discussions and to share the work of our #WorkingGroup on Biodiversity and Youth Network. Want to know more about our Working Groups? Check here 👉 https://lnkd.in/d8ukRPYN Interested in the EU CAP Network Thematic Groups? Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/dXpGHy-m Let’s continue building a fairer, more sustainable agricultural future together! 💚 #Agroecology #Biodiversity #GenerationalRenewal #YouthInAg #EUCAP 📷: EU CAP Network

On Wednesday 11th December, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen joined the EU Youth Policy Dialogue organized by the European Commission #DGAgri. This event brought together 25 #youthnetworks from across #Europe to discuss the #future of farming, #food, and rural areas. We are proud that our Youth Network was selected to represent young agroecological voices. Cristina Laurenti (Coordinator of the Youth Network) and Jesse Donham-Buratti (Coordinator of the Intersectionality Working Group) ensured that #agroecology was part of the conversation. On the critical topic of generational renewal, we emphasized: 🍃 Competitiveness is crucial but must be #just, avoiding benefits for the few at the expense of others. 🍃#Sustainability requires a balanced focus on environmental, social, and economic dimensions. 🍃Support for #small-scale farming is essential, especially for new entrants who often face significant challenges. 🍃#Community-based markets, such as CSAs and cooperatives, are vital for creating resilient market opportunities and fostering rural development. 🍃The conclusion from the Strategic Dialogue is clear: business as usual is no longer an option. Agroecology provides a #science-based, #grounded pathway for a more just and sustainable agri-food system. 🍃We need increased opportunities for #training, #consultancy, advisory services, and #peereducation focused on agroecology 🍃Youth voices must be included in all decision-making processes. A youth advisory board should be #institutionalized and supported, recognizing the financial and time constraints young people face. We are grateful for this opportunity and look forward to continuing the conversation. Most importantly, we are eager to see these inputs translated into tangible #actions for a brighter, more sustainable future! Photos taken from https://lnkd.in/dnAPz4zm

At #EUagriFoodDays, agriculture stakeholders and representatives discuss the future of food & farming. We welcome new EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen into his new position and hope he mill make sure: 👩🌾 Farmers get fair prices for their produce 🌿 CAP supports a transition to agroecology 🥗 All consumers have access to affordable, healthy food And while participants discuss the future of farming, we brought activists from across Europe to share the harsh, often unheard reality of rural communities living near animal factories - facing air and water pollution, intimidation, health risks. 🐷 The EU’s Vision for the Future of Agriculture must prioritise a transition away from intensive animal farming. Stop factory farm expansion, enforce EU laws across all member states and protect the planet - putting people before the profits of big multinationals. Listen to their testimonies below 🔊 👇 🎥 Video by Matthieu Vandekeere Amigos de la Tierra Friends of the Earth NOAH Friends of the Earth Denmark Compassion in World Farming Polska Greenpeace France Pueblos Vivos Cuenca National Society of Conservationists - Friends of the Earth Hungary

🚨#Agroecology #job opportunity in Germany The newly established group of Agro-Ecological Modeling is looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher. The group is led by Professor Anna Cord, and is based at The University of Bonn, Germany. This is a full time-time position, with a duration of 3 years (+3, upon positive evaluation). The selected candidate will develop their own #research agenda within the framework of our research group, and will teach and mentor students in BSc and MSc programs. The candidate will use novel technologies for #biodiversity monitoring and modeling, particularly passive acoustics. These technologies, combined with AI, will then be used to study habitat selection, occupancy, and species interactions in agroecosystems. This research will be enabled by several long-term research farms affiliated to, and managed by, the University of Bonn, as by monitoring activities at other sites and locations in Germany and Sweden. Applications are welcome until 12 January 2025. Details on the position and application process can be found in the following link: https://lnkd.in/dNxqVR4V

📜 OPEN LETTER FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND JUST TRANSITION IN AGRICULTURE 🌊 Together with over 20 civil society organisations, we call on Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez and Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra to put #climateaction and a just transition for EU #agriculture at the core of their work. Our recommendations: 1️⃣ Lay out a #climate pathway for the #EU agri-food sector with a binding and ambitious emission reduction target that keeps the EU on track to meet the Paris Agreement goal while exploring a consumption-based climate target that addresses the EU’s impact beyond its borders. 2️⃣ Develop a strategy for shifting animal #farming away from industrial models that harm our environment, communities, animals, and health. 3️⃣ Support a #justtransition with accessible funding for #farmers who want to change their business model for improved #sustainability and #resilience for the future. As the Strategic Dialogue consensus report concluded “The time for change is now”, and we look forward to working together also with Christophe Hansen, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Food and Jessika Roswall, EU Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy. Full letter 👉 https://lnkd.in/eSJkWZhV   #ClimateAction #Agriculture #StrategicDialogue #Nature #JustTransition #CAP #AnimalWelfare EU Food Policy Coalition

🌎 The Anteprima di #TerraMadre gathering in Rome brought together 150 young activists from across Italy, organized by SlowFood Italia. The central theme of this event was #regeneration, focusing on reshaping the future of #food and environmental sustainability through joy and collaboration. Participants, aged 18 to 35, came from #diverse backgrounds, united by their shared vision of a more sustainable world. 🐝 Members of the Agroecology Europe Youth Network participated in the event. Irene Katsaros, a representative, emphasised the need for a “joyous revolution” as a way to tackle the burdens placed on younger generations. AEEU’s objectives were to connect these #young voices with #agroecology practices and principles, aiming to foster an ecosystem-based approach to #foodsystems that respects natural and human #ecosystems alike... 📌 Read on what we learned and the impact of the conversations: https://lnkd.in/dTUKcvAv