Enhancing Resilience in Smallholder Organic Farming Through Silver Knowledge Integration Amidst Environmental Dynamics and Market Challenges
Website: https://www.silverfarming.eu/
Funded by: Erasmus+ programme of the EU Commission
Measure: KA210-ADU – Small-scale partnerships in adult education (KA210-ADU)
2023-2-EL01-KA210-ADU-000176364
Start date: 01 April 2024
Duration: 24 months
Partnership
- Greece
- OLOKLHROMENES EFARMOGES PERIBALLONTIKHS MHXANIKHS MIXALHS X. GALATOULAS PANAGIOTIS D. PAPANDREOU & SIA OE – INVIA
- EUFORA PERIVALONTIKI CHIOU MELETONKAI IPIRESION MONOPROSOPI ETERIA IDIOTIKI KEFALEOUXIKIS ETERIAS – EUFORA
- Bulgaria
- INTERPROJECTS
Aims and objectives
Smallholder farming “suffers” from the aspects of governance, modus operandi, financing, marketing, handing over, supply chains (mainly during COVID-19 / after Ukraine war), etc. Moreover, farmers in eco/organic farming face additional hurdles, stemming from their rooting to traditional agriculture where cultural & biological evolution was anchored on the interaction of traditional and indigenous farmers with the environment, without utilising inputs, capital or modern scientific knowledge, but only intensive experiential knowledge of balancing productivity and agrobiodiversity management in the form of diversified agricultural systems (Maghirang, DeLaCruz, Villareal, 2011). The philosophy and primary goal of our project, focus on enhancing the appeal of agroecology Adult Education programs specifically tailored for smallholder farmers, while empowering educators with effective tools capable of engaging farmers in advanced educational pursuits while preserving valuable, often overlooked, silver knowledge.
Target groups
- Adult education staff active in courses addressing entrepreneurship, sustainability, etc.
- Head of local cooperatives active in the organic/eco agri-business with a focus on small family farmers
- Representatives of smallholder organic farming networks
- Entrepreneurs in the field of agriculture with focus on organic and eco-business
- Existing family (agri-)businesses owners
- Disadvantaged groups/communities
Outcomes
- Smallholder Organic Farming Resilience training content
- Curriculum and course material with associated “handbook for trainers” in EN, EL, BG
Handbook for trainers – in interactive format
- Curriculum and course material with associated “handbook for trainers” in EN, EL, BG
- Video-driven case studies with silver knowledge that will be delivered through interviews with prominent people of the sector
- 7 training and awareness workshops (4 in Greece and 3 in Bulgaria)
- Training platform for web and mobile (Android, iOS) devices in EN, EL, BG
- Project’s multilingual website
- Project’s social media network – Facebook
- Creation of an e-flyer (in English, Greek – EUFORA, Greek – INVIA and Bulgarian)
- 4 project meetings (2 in Greece, 2 in Bulgaria)
The content provided within this project is designated as Open Educational Resources (OERs), intended for free and open use by educators, trainers, and organisations worldwide. Users are encouraged to freely access, adapt, and distribute the materials for educational purposes, with the understanding that attribution to the original source is appreciated. By embracing the principles of openness and collaboration, we aim to foster innovation, promote inclusivity, and advance knowledge sharing in the subject fields.