Schola Campesina is an international Agroecology school, based in the Italian biodistrict Via Armerina e delle Fore,dedicated to to strengthening food producers’ organizations worldwide in their struggle for Food sovereignty and Agroecology. Through knowledge sharing processes (trainings, videos, webinars), we aim to facilitate the understanding and engagement with the global governance of food and agriculture (Rome process). Based on Nyéléni International Forum for Agroecology (2015) and on the principles of ‘Dialogo de saberes’ and Popular Education, Schola Campesina aims to cultivate the dialogue among peasant, academical and activist knowledge.
Recent publications
A Case Study of Bilim Community of Practice of Agroecology in Eastern Europe, Central and Western Asia.
Bilim is a community of organizations from Eastern Europe, Central and Western Asia region.
This brief developed by the UVM Institute for Agroecology in collaboration with Bilim organizations and Schola Campesina as the Community facilitator, examines the Bilim Community’s pivotal role in advancing agroecology across the region.
Rooted in the region’s diverse languages, cultures, and histories, Bilim fosters grassroots collaboration and knowledge-sharing to address critical challenges such as biodiversity loss, market inequities, and rural isolation. The brief highlights transformative initiatives illustrating how Bilim bridges informal and formal knowledge systems to promote sustainable, community-driven solutions, and underscores the importance of regional networks in creating resilient food systems and fostering solidarity.
Watch the video and read more on Bilim Community
The Grassroot Innovation for Agroecology Assembly 2023 Visual Report.
This report documents the first international gathering of the Grassroots Innovations for Agroecology Assembly held from Oct 18-21, 2023 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 through grassroots innovation, knowledge-sharing, research, and collaboration.
The idea for the international grassroots innovations assembly was seeded by a group of established innovation networks like Farm Hack, L’Atelier Paysan, and Schola Campesina. Download the report
Agroecology Guidebook
÷The BAG – Bridging Generations in Agroecology project, funded by the European Union and spanning from 2020 to 2023, addresses the pressing challenges faced by rural communities in Europe, particularly the obstacles related to knowledge sharing and co-creation. This publication is the result of collaborative efforts of 6 partners actively engaged in the field of agroecology, as part of their involvement in the project: ZIARNO (Poland), HNEE (Germany), Toekomstboeren (the Netherlands), InterAfogs (France), Swiss School of Byodinamics, and Schola Campesina.
The Agroecology Schools Toolkit
The Agroecology Schools Toolkit is part of a continued pedagogical work allowing agroecology schools facilitators to meet, exchange and be trained on content and methodology. It also aims at supporting young organisations in starting their own agroecology schools. Through horizontal knowledge-sharing organisations expand leadership, expertise and tools across community research, education and political work to promote agroecology at the international, national and regional levels.
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Latest News
“Changing the Field,” a major farmers’ conference was held in Rome.
“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
La Via Campesina’s call. Free Trade Agreements are Failed Trade Agreements. An alternative is now urgent and necessary
La Via Campesina is calling all its members, allied social movements, civil society organizations, and friends in academia and policy spaces – including those in
Webinar. From Farm to Server? The EU data governance framework and what it means for farmers in Europe. 7 March 2024
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
The Grassroot Innovation for Agroecology Assembly Visual Report, 2023.
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
BILIM - Agroecology alliance
in Europe and Central Asia region
The Ukranian way to understand agroecology
“A good thing is that Ukrainian farmers became more visible, they are recognized and became heroes together with our soldiers. (…) No matter what, pandemia,
Restoring Peasants’ Dignity (Georgia)
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
There are 1.5 billion peasant farmers and food producers in the world (the largest sector in the world) and they represent a pillar of economic democracy. Indeed, small-scale food producers make food and agriculture the unique sector of the economy which is not dominated by oligopolies (Internet is in the hands of 10 companies, the world energy market is possibly in the hands of 20, and most economic sectors are experiencing unprecedented concentration). Despite the large number of concentration processes currently ongoing, food and agriculture represents the only sector where there are still 1.5 billion food producers. Hence, a rights-based social and economic model built on a strong sector of food producers, peasant farmers, small-scale fishers and pastoralists, and not on the arrogant force of a few.
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