How?
By constructing and managing a network of farms that connects farmers who wish to begin or further their agroecological transition.
This network also enables the collection data in order to objectify the sustainability of agroecological practices and feed a communication platform which, along with the network, forms the two axes of the Terraé project.
After a call for applications and a meeting with all motivated farmers, 40 farms throughout Wallonia were selected, representing a wide variety of models. The platform was inaugurated on one of these farms on 6 October 2022. This congenial occasion made it possible to meet the participants of the project and create a group dynamic. Information was collected with regard to requirements, in order to set up a training programme and organise meetings to discuss various technical, economic and societal subjects.
As early as mid-October, the team launched the diagnostic phase and performed an initial audit of each farm. This diagnosis will serve as a basis for co-constructing an action plan with farmers, specific to each farm.
At the same time, participatory research on the sharing of knowledge, particularly between farms, is being carried out in collaboration with members of the network. This research will add a social dimension to the action carried out and the data shared through the platform.
