In September 2022, the AE4EU partner University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) presented the project at Terra Madre Salone del Gusto 2022 and the Symposium Towards the International Society for Gastronomic Sciences and Studies 2022. Terra Madre Salone del Gusto was held from 22-26 September 2022 at Parco Dora Turin, Italy. UNISG presented the project in …
Research demand identification in Southern Italy: an AE4EU experience in Basilicata region
The Agroecology for Europe (AE4EU) project aims at enabling a successful transition to agroecology through the direct engagement and involvement of different actors from different backgrounds and sectors. Among its activities, the project intends to identify research needs for agroecology, taking into account and combining the research demands of agroecological farmers, the expectations of civil …
Meet our partner – Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is one of the partners in AE4EU. WUR focuses on the domain ‘healthy food and living environment’ in three related partly overlapping core areas: Food, feed and bio-based production, Natural resources and living environment and Society and well-being. Over time more people have started working on research requests related to …
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Meet our partner – Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR), Coventry University
Ambitious and innovative, Coventry University is known for delivering research that tackles a number of global challenges. Over 500 world-renowned experts, from professors and directors to research associates, work alongside a thriving community of 800 doctoral candidates within the University’s 16 challenge-led, interdisciplinary research centres. One of these is the Centre for Agroecology, Water & …
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The development of the SRIA for the AELLRI partnership
The SCAR Strategic Working Group on Agroecology (SCAR-AE) is the entity responsible for the preparation of the candidate partnership ‘Accelerating farming systems transition: agroecology living labs and research infrastructures’ (AELLRI) and, in particular, for developing the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). SCAR-AE offers a platform for continuous strategic discussion between the Member States (MS), …
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Public funding of Agroecology
Within the frame of the AE4EU project, a team, led by Coventry have aimed to mapped existing public funding on agroecology. Our mapping of public funding for agroecological research and practice in Europe followed a twin-track method. Existing databases provided some information about funding for research; and practice was addressed by contacting ministries of agriculture …
Policy brief – Fostering the transformative role of agroecological research in Europe
This policy brief aims to provide research-based recommendations for policy makers that are responsible for the design and funding of research programmes related to sustainable agriculture, as well as agroecology. The research was undertaken as a desk-based activity in order to collect information on research projects and funding programmes which deal with agroecology in Europe, …
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Vacancies at AE4EU partner – Thünen Institute
Scientific Staff Member (f, m, d)(Agroecology, Environmental Sciences, Geoecology) from the next possible date until 31.10.2023 in part-time with 65% of the regular weekly working hours on the topic of “Agroecological transformation towards sustainable land use systems“. The position is linked to the EU-funded project “Agroecology for Europe” (AE4EU). The aim of AE4EU is to …
AE4EU internship – Agroecology Europe is looking an intern
Agroecology for Europe (AE4EU) aims to contribute to Agroecology research and innovation development through different strategic objectives and major avenues to reach them. In this regard, the project will aim at mapping and analyse the local, regional and national state of art initiatives in different European countries, as well as analyse different national and regional …
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