Brusselstimes:”Farmers and gardeners hail agroecology as the future of agriculture”

“What will the agriculture of tomorrow look like? Some believe that it will take the form of what is known as agroecology, an agricultural practice that focuses on the soil” Here you can read an interesting article about the importance of agroecology published by Brusselstimes.com

https://www.brusselstimes.com/326493/farmers-and-gardeners-hail-agroecology-as-the-future-of-agriculture

Bristol 247: How could agroecology contribute to the fight against climate change?

“Two activists from Nicaragua recently visited Bristol, visiting small farms and holding exchanges on agro-ecology”. Here you can read an interesting article about the importance of agroecology to fight against climate change. Published in Bristol 247.

https://www.bristol247.com/climate/news-climate/how-could-agroecology-contribute-to-the-fight-against-climate-change/

Plovdiv Agrosilver Value meeting

Last Monday October 31st the tenth consortium project meeting of Agrosilver Value took place in EcologyKM premises located in Plovdiv (Bulgaria). Some of the highlighted conclusions from the meeting are:

  • It is expected that all the videos are visible on the platform in high quality by the end of the year.
  • During 2023 firsts six months the pilot courses will be developed in all the participant countries.
  • New content is expected to be uploaded to the platform as the project length has been extended some months.

Agrosilver project “Integrating silver knowledge from agroecology into the VET systems” is funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union, and involve the cooperation of partners from Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, France, Malta and Estonia during the years 2020 to 2023.

The project develops video resources, video training material and video tools for farmers and teachers interested in increasing their knowledge on Agroecology.

More information in www.agrosilver.eu

FOODTANK: “New Reports Make the Case for Food Systems as a Climate Solution”

“Food and agriculture systems are on the agenda at the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP27) this year for the first time. In addition to more than 300 live events, new reports from WWF, IPES-Food, and the Global Alliance for the Future of Food are helping to prioritize food systems at these critical conversations in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt”

Here you can read this interesting article published in Foodtank.com

Agrosilver video: organic cherry

As you know, in this site you can find video resources, video training material and video tools which will allow you to increase your knowledge and also improve the way you teach other people about agro ecology. In our video platform you can find a lot of videos and here you can see one of them about organic cherry in Spain. The Experience of an ecological farmer with a long history in agroecology in the Valle del Jerte region, the basis of his management, the improvement of soil fertility.

https://videoplatform.agrosilver.eu/videos/7

Foodtank: “Systemic Problems Require Systemic Solutions”

“At a recent European regional dialogue, policymakers, researchers, farmers, civil society organization leaders, and others gathered to discuss “The Politics of Knowledge,” a new compendium from the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and agroecology’s role in helping to solve interconnected global crises”. Here you can read this interesting article:

European Commission: “Agroecology can enhance ecological and socio-economic resilience of agricultural and food systems”

“Agroecology ensures a regenerative use of natural resources and ecosystem services and addresses the need for socially equitable food systems”. Here you are an interesting information about agroecology published by european commission.

https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/global-food-nutrition-security/topic/agroecology_en

Video: Application of remote imaging in agriculture

How remote imaging technology and interpretation of data can help farmers to manage crops and inputs and survey plant health. Here you can see one of the videos of Agrosilver Value about agroecology.

https://videoplatform.agrosilver.eu/videos/85