Aligned with the EU’s target of achieving 25 organic farmland by 2030, as part of the Farm to Fork Strategy,project ddresses the urgent need for skilled advisors in organic farming.
Its first objective is to create and animate a diverse network of organic advisors throughout the 27 EU Member States and 7 other European countries.
Our network welcomes experienced organic advisory services and advisors, but also conventional advisors and young graduates and newcomers willing to acquire skills in organic advice.
The project will ensure the animation of the network through various in-person and online opportunities for knowledge exchange and training. As part of the in-person exchange, 30 Cross Visits across five geographical zones will be organized: 20 Cross Visits for the arable and ruminant sectors, and 10 for the vegetable, fruit and viticulture sectors. The project goes beyond technical aspects of organic advice and will also give the opportunity to learn and discuss about different advisory methods by proposing 5 Soft Skills Trainings.
Online animation of the network is also foreseen with the development of e-learning modules covering diverse agricultural topics as well as online networking opportunities to enable peer-to-peer exchange, providing online community spaces for the overall network and 5 thematic networks (Organic Arable Production, Organic Vegetable Production, Organic Fruit Production, Organic Viticulture, Organic Ruminant Husbandry).
OrganicAdviceNetwork is funded by the European Union (Grant no. 101134850) and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (Grant no. 23.0639, 101134850). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union, European Research Executive Agency or Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation. Neither the European Union nor any other granting authority can be held responsible for them.
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