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 »
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
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
“We have four traditional activities in our region that provide us food: hunting, reindeer breeding, fishing, wild fruits collecting like berries, but also mushrooms and herbs. Traditionally agriculture was not our thing. But with the influence of Russian population we started to plant potatoes, carrots, also we plant blackberries, raspberries and even strawberries.” Read the
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“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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Interview with Elene Shatberashvili (Elkana) by Paulina Jeziorek (Agro-Perma-Lab) “Our strength is in diversity, taste, flavour, quality, tradition and hospitality. That is why agroecology is so important for Georgia. If we develop an agroecological way, we maintain what is our strength. We will develop a way that will be ecologically sound and will keep us
Restoring Peasants’ Dignity (Georgia) Read More »
Interview with Ana Benoliel Coutinho (Gradina Moldovei) by Barbara Kurek (Agro-Perma-Lab) “It is not training in the classical sense. Our idea is that everybody has the knowledge and lots of agriculture and permaculture knowledge is very intuitive. So, our purpose is to create favourable conditions or an. environment, where everybody can hone and develop their
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