In 2022 and 2023, BILIM Agroecology community members gathered in person for the BILIM Forum in Turkey, fostering a spirit of collaboration and sharing. These events were a platform for members to exchange experiences, strengthen their partnerships, and discuss various topics such as farmers’ seeds, biodiversity protection, policy work, and agroecology schools. We would like […]
Reflecting on the BILIM Forum: 2022 and 2023 Read More »
ECVC farmers and other small-scale producers have spent decades demanding fair income through market regulation, prices that cover production costs and a better sharing of public subsidies. At last, after months of mass mobilisations, this topic took centre stage in the recent European election campaign, with almost all political groups making promises to use European
EU farmers demands for the new legislative period. ECVC press release. Read More »
From May 22 to May 23, 2024, Schola Campesina, in collaboration with COSPE Association and the Professional School “Ndre Mjeda” in Bushat, Vau Dejes Municipality, organized a visit from the STINA Women’s Association from Kosovo. The delegation, accompanied by Tahir Halitaj from the Ministry of Agriculture in Pristina and Andrea Ferrante from Schola Campesina in
Eleven organizations representing civil society and Indigenous Peoples across the globe welcome the statement by the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) that it has officially ended its Letter of Intent (LoI) with pesticide industry lobby group CropLife International. We believe that this is an important victory especially for farmers, farmworkers and rural communities who
We invite you to join the presentation and discussion of the report from the in-person Grassroot Innovation for Agroecology (GIA) convening held in Italy in October ’23. Grassroots Innovation Assembly for Agroecology (GIA) Presentation & Discussion of the report of the in-person GIA convening in Gallese (Italy, Oct ’23) with 11th Hour Project, OpenTeam, FarmHack, Schola Campesina, and Maya Cohen, author of
WEBINAR INVITATION A look inside the pipeline: Artificial intelligence in agritech research and development Tuesday May 7th, 16h – 17h CET In this webinar Wout Vierbergen, PhD researcher at the Flemish Research Institute for Agriculture and Fishery (ILVO), will give an introduction to the use of artificial intelligence in agriculture and food research. We will focus
The visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia, organized by Bilim Alliance members Alica Foundation (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Schola Campesina, was centered around the workshop “Acceleration of agro-ecological transition of agricultural systems” held in Doboj on March 20, 2024. It encompassed a comprehensive exploration of agricultural initiatives and partnerships in the region. The visit
“Changing the Field,” a major farmers’ conference in dialogue with social and ecological movements, was held in Rome from March 1-3, (program here). “It is an event that puts on the agenda the need for convergence among those who want to bring out and strengthen agroecological alternatives to the industrial food system. We envisioned it
“Changing the Field,” a major farmers’ conference was held in Rome. Read More »
