AGROECOLOGY, the European Partnership 'Accelerating Farming Systems Transition: Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures', is a large-scale European research and innovation endeavour between the European Commission and 26 Member States, Associated Countries and Third Countries. AGROECOLOGY will support an agriculture sector that is fit to meet the targets and challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, food security and sovereignty, and the environment, while ensuring a profitable and attractive activity for farmers. Major change is needed to make the agriculture sector more sustainable, resilient, and responsive to societal and policy demands. Agroecology builds on natural, biological interactions while using state-of-the-art science, technology and innovation based on farmers' knowledge.
The Conversations on Agroecology will form the first steps towards strengthening agricultural knowledge and innovation systems (AKIS) for agroecology transition by facilitating linkages between Living Labs & Research Infrastructures actors across Europe. The online conversations on agroecology will run on a monthly schedule throughout the partnership and enable mobilisation and networking of agroecology actors across and beyond Europe.
Content
Please find the detailed programme here.
Target group
Researchers, farmers, policymakers, funders, all agroecology interested stakeholders.
Language
English
Registration information
We kindly ask you to register by 10.12.2025 at the latest.
This event will be held as an online event.
You are also welcome to send your topic-related questions in advance to akademie@ages.at.
The questions collected will be answered by the speakers during the seminar.
Conversation Leads
Dr. Taru Sandén and Dr. Julia Fohrafellner
Austrian Agency for Health and Food Safety (AGES)
Department for Soil Health and Plant Nutrition
Institute for Sustainable Plant Production
Division Food Security
Ana Pires da Silva, MSc.
National Institute for Agrarian and Veterinary Research (INIAV), Portugal
Senior Board Advisor
Presenters
Dr. Gerald Schwarz
Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Germany
Institute of Farm Economics
Researcher
Säde Virkki, MSc.
Natural Resources Institute Finland (LUKE)
Principal specialist
Dr. José Manuel Ávila-Castuera
LifeWatch ERIC, Spain
Department ICT Core
Senior Scientific Manager
Dr. Iria Soto
LifeWatch ERIC, Spain
Department ICT Core
Senior Scientific Manager
The Partnership is coordinated by Forschungszentrum JUELICH GMBH - Germany, with Agence Nationale de la Research - France as co-coordinator.
Funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Framework Programme | Grant Agreement N°: 101132349
