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 »
La Via Campesina is calling all its members, allied social movements, civil society organizations, and friends in academia and policy spaces – including those in governments – to join them in this effort of building a framework that can help build a fair system of trade, rooted in principles of food sovereignty and social justice.
Webinar From Farm to Server? The EU data governance framework and what it means for farmers in Europe 7 March 2024, 15:00 – 16:30 CET Over the past few years, the EU has developed a legislative framework for data and digital technologies and services. However, the impact of this framework on food and agriculture in
“This is our idea in practice – giving full information to urban consumers and at the same time supporting small-scale farmers” – says Madina Sadirdinova from Agency for Development Initiatives from Kyrgyzstan in an interview with Barbara Kurek from Agro-Perma-Lab Foundation from Poland. Read the full interview
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“A good thing is that Ukrainian farmers became more visible, they are recognized and became heroes together with our soldiers. (…) No matter what, pandemia, war, nuclear attack or the end of the world – farmers need to work in the fields.” – says Anna Danyliak, a sustainable agriculture expert from Ecoaction in Ukraine during
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This report documents the first international gathering of the Grassroots Innovations Assembly from Oct 18-21 in Gallese, Italy. As food producers confront climate crises, corporate capture, and the new extractive technologies of AG 4.0, smallholders are organizing their own innovation networks for agroecological methods. The work of these networks demonstrates that peasant autonomy is possible
The Grassroot Innovation for Agroecology Assembly Visual Report, 2023. Read More »
