Africans have long been told that our agriculture is backward and should be abandoned for a 21st-century version of the Green Revolution that enabled India to feed itself. Western science and technology,
AGROECOLOGY EUROPE
A EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION FOR AGROECOLOGY
Our understanding of agroecology
Agroecology is considered jointly as a science, a practice and a social movement . It encompasses the whole food system from the soil to the organization of human societies. It is value-laden and based on core principles.
Vision of our organization
The Association intends to place agroecology high on the European agenda of sustainable development of farming and food systems. It intends to foster interactions between actors in science, practice and social movements, by facilitating knowledge sharing and action.
Our goals
The Association has a non-profit and international goal. The society aims to analyse, design, develop and promote the transition towards agroecology-based farming and food systems. The overall goal of the Association is to: support agroecological research, education and training.
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On the 21st of June 2021 together with our partners from Stichting Boerengroep, Agroecology Europe organised a webinar on ‘Pathways for drought resilient agroecological systems’. With longer and more frequent
Agroecology Europe is very pleased to share with you the recent publication of a very interesting book dealing with the True Cost Accounting for Food. This book explains how True
On the 27th of May 2021, AEEU organised a webinar in English entitled “Technological innovations for the agroecological transition” through live streaming on the Facebook page of AEEU. The webinar