Dear AGROMIX community,
As spring arrives to our pilot
projects, we're busy preparing a variety of
activities for the months to come.
Are you curious to learn more about
agroforestry and mixed farming? Would you
like to win a basket of fresh products from
the fields of our pilot projects? Then, the
#AskAScientist Challenge is for you!
Discover more below.
What is food sovereignty, and what does it
mean for the future of our food system? Our
team delves into the topic in a recent
article published by REVOLVE.
Lastly, we're delighted to share with you an
immersive storytelling experience, taking
you on a walk through our pilot projects,
meeting the farmers and researchers, and
hearing about their inspirations,
challenges, and visions for the future -
come get your boots muddy!
Read on for special announcements, events,
informative materials, opportunities, and
insightful articles on the state of food
security today.
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Go on, #AskAScientist!
What would you
like to know about regenerative farming?
Have your questions answered by a panel
of experts in an open live-streamed
session at EURAF’s
6th European Agroforestry
Conference on 17th May 2022,
with the possibility of winning a basket
of goodies produced by our agroforestry
and mixed farming pilot projects across
Europe, including fresh honey, nut cake,
cheese and plenty more…
Participation
is simple!
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Share a
post or story on the social
media channel of your choice (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn),
including a question for our
panel in the caption
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Follow
our account
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Tag us
in the post
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Tag a
friend who may be interested in
regenerative farming
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Use the
hashtag #AskAScientist.
Participation
is open until 16th May
2022 – we look forward
to hearing your questions!
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Food sovereignty for
the future of
farming
The term ‘food sovereignty’
is spreading, and embodies a
transformation of our
current food system. The
concept resonates with our
instinctive desire for
autonomy over what we
consume, but what exactly
does it mean and how can it
address the crucial
challenges we face today?
Our team explores the topic from
a number of angles in an article
published in REVOLVE.
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Get your boots
muddy, and
visit our
fields.
Storytelling
is at the core of our
work, and we'd like you
bring you face to face
with the people behind
our work: the farmers on
the field.
In our immersive web pages,
you can walk through
each of our pilot sites,
hearing about their
inspirations, challenges,
and visions for the future.
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▲ Pilot
Spotlight: Stadtbauernhof
Saarbrücken
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#AskAScientist
at EURAF2022
Within the framework of the
European Agroforestry
Federation's 6th
Conference we're
hosting an open
live-streamed discussion
with experts with questions
from YOU! Have your
questions answered on 17th
May 2022, and get the
chance to win fresh products
from our fields. Join
#AskAScientist!
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Agroforestry Open
Weekend
From 21-22 May 2022, a
variety of agroforestry
farms are opening their
gates to curious
visitors!
A
dedicated
website has
been created to discover the
farm closest to you, and to
connect with them
directly.
Plus, if you’re a farmer and
would like to participate,
you can sign up via the
website.
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The Caribbean region is an epicentre
for extreme climate events, featuring
frequent droughts and periodical
hurricane occurrence. The aim of this
proposal is to explore agroecological
transition pathways that increase
resistance to natural disasters for
conventional and improve resilience of
agroecological farms in a
hurricane-prone Caribbean region, in
collaboration with local farmer groups,
researchers and public
policymakers.
Apply
before 20th
May!
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Global food price
fears as Ukraine farmers
forced to reduce crop
planting - The
Guardian
“War means the ‘breadbasket
of the world’ faces
unprecedented difficulty
sowing, harvesting and
exporting wheat and other
produce.’”
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How the
Russia-Ukraine conflict
is threatening global
food security
With over a quarter of the
world's fertile black soil,
Ukraine is known as the
'Breadbasket of Europe'. As
the Russia-Ukraine conflict
moves into its fourth week,
agricultural experts are
worried about surging global
food prices due to many
factors including supply
chain disruptions in Ukraine
and Western sanctions
against Russia.
See more!
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The Soil Will Save
Us: How Scientists,
Farmers, and Foodies Are
Healing the Soil to Save
the
Planet by
Kristin
Ohlson
Thousands of years of poor
farming and ranching
practices have led to the
loss of up to 80 percent of
carbon from the world's
soils. In The Soil
Will Save
Us, journalist
and bestselling author
Kristin Ohlson makes an
elegantly argued, passionate
case for "our great green
hope".
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Which interesting films, books,
articles or podcasts would you
recommend?
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▲ Social
Media - Join the community!
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Don't miss our latest
stories, opportunities, and news -
join us!
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LinkedIn
Within the framework
of EURAF
Agroforestry's 6th
Agroforestry Conference,
this open event is the
culmination of AGROMIX's #AskAScientist Challenge,
using questions gathered
through social media for
experts to discuss the
evidence behind the benefits
of agroforestry and mixed
farming, best practices
based on ongoing research,
and science-based roadmaps
for sustainable farming.
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Instagram
Interested in AgTech? Have
you heard of @agritecture?
Founded by Henry
Gordon-Smith (@theagritect)
in 2014, Agritecture helps
entrepreneurs navigate the
planning of their urban
farming business, and has
grown into the world’s
leading digital services and
advisory firm on
urban agriculture.
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