During her/his 6-month mission, the intern will be responsible for: a. Preparing the 7th Urgenci International Symposium and the General Assembly of the Network; b. Running the 2018 Membership Campaign and preparing a Membership Campaign Model that can be replicated in the future.
The multiplication of projects and the growth of activities, has led to Urgenci recruiting a Project and Communication Manager.
As part of the biannual Civil Society consultation in Asia Pacific, Urgenci representatives and other Civil Society Organizations were warmly hosted by the Pacific Island Farmers Organization Network (PIFON) in Nadi, Fiji.
The IPC holds a General Meeting every 2 years. This one took place in Paarl, about 50 km from Cape Town. It was organized by WFFP, the World Forum of Fisher People.
The interest in agroecology in West Africa has developed. This is due to the increased awareness through the high number of health and safety food scandals and studies that link certain pathologies to poor diet as well as due to soil depletion. However for the moment, the consumption of agroecological produce at local level is linked essentially to the emerging upper middle classes and expatriate circles.
The 2nd International Symposium on Agroecology took place at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters in Rome, 3-5 April 2018. 700 participants, representing Member States, FAO agencies, farmers’ unions, civil society organisations and social movements as well as researchers from all over the world exchanged on their practices and visions of agroecology.
On 9-11 November 2018 the European Community-Supported Agriculture movements will gather in Thessaloniki, Greece, for their 4th European Meeting. The “CSA beyond borders” event will be expanded to include the 7th International CSA Symposium and the second
EduACtion Towards the Creation of Alternative Food NeTworks is an educational project on Participatory Systems and CSA. It aims at creating training modules on PGS
by Jolke de Moel / Photo credit: Jildou Friso Every year either Netherlands or Belgium hosts the bi-national CSA Conference. This year it was held
Urgenci is happy to invite all CSA groups around the world to celebrate #CSADay !
