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Centre National d'Agroécologie

Association/Agency/Cluster

centre-national-agroecologie.fr/Auch (32), France

About

National Centre of Agroecology is a non-profit association dedicated to developing agroecology in France & Europe, created by companies and farmers organisations involved in agroecology. CNA and members provide:

  • Access to networks of innovative farmers using nature-based solutions (regenerative agriculture, direct sowing, cover crops, intercropping, dynamic rotational grazing, agroforestry… in organic and conventional farming) for assessment of best practices and on-farm experiments.

  • Expertise in agroecology.

  • Expertise in simple & innovative measurement tools from soil to food.

  • Renowned dissemination tools and channels (wiki TriplePerformance.fr -5000 pages, 50K views per month-, YouTube channel verdeterreprod.fr -94K followers, 15 millions views-)

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Fair, healthy and environment-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption

1 Additional activities for the European partnership on accelerating farming systems transition - agroecology living labs and research infrastructures3 Overcoming the barriers for scaling up circular water management in agriculture6 Improving grassland management in European livestock farming systems

Biodiversity and ecosystem services

2 Strengthening the capacity of citizen science in biodiversity observation10 Supporting the implementation of nature restoration measures for sustainable farming systems

Innovative governance, environmental observations and digital solutions in support of the Green Deal

3 Boosting the attractiveness of agriculture and the connection between the farming community and society13 Strengthening knowledge and skills of advisors and integrating them within Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) via an EU advisory network14 Preparing farmers, their workforce and advisors to the future of agriculture by providing the relevant knowledge, skills and competences at the right time and place

Clean environment and zero pollution

6 Provide digital solutions tailored to small and medium-sized farms to monitor and sustainably manage agricultural inputs and natural resources

Land, ocean and water for climate action

3 Understanding and managing medium and longer-term challenges and opportunities for agriculture stemming from shifting climatic zones and changing agroecological environments

Representatives

Laurence Fontaine

Research Director and Project manager

Centre National d'Agroécologie

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