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Entrepreneurship
and transition
of agricultural models

MOOC « Sols et Changement Climatique »

As part of its « Soils and Climate » mission, Fondation Avril supports Agreenium through the development of an online course (MOOC – « Sols et Changement Climatique », Soils and Climate Change), to help spread knowledge about soils and their role in climate change and food security.

This MOOC will be provided by the best specialists in the subject, under scientific and educational supervision of Claire Chenu, Professor at AgroParisTech and Soil Ambassador to FAO. The target audience is an « informed » public (bachelor/master’s degree) with a scientific background and interested in climate change, agriculture and the environment.

OUR PARTNER

Created in 2015, Agreenium, the Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France brings together the skills of public higher education and research institutions in the field of agronomic and veterinary sciences, emblematic of the French cultural and scientific heritage. It brings together 14 institutions of higher agricultural education and four research and expertise institutes.

OTHER PROJECTS:

Fermes d’Avenir

Created at the end of 2013, the Fermes d’Avenir association, has the mission to develop agroecology. Through the creation of farms, its trainings, its competitions, its publications, its participative financing platform or the events it organizes, the association has woven links with about 500 farms engaged in an agroecological approach throughout France.

Agr’eau

In 2012, the French Agroforestry Association (AFAF) launched the Agr’eau programme to implement agro-ecology and protect water resources. Agr’eau is applied on the scale of large river basins. The historical pilot region is the Adour-Garonne basin supported in particular by the Water Agency. Agr’eau is a network of farmers, advisers, researchers and private and public stakeholders.

Numagri

Conducted by a consortium of key players in the agricultural sector, initially led by Fondation Avril, the project initiated by NumAgri aims to promote value creation for French farmers by facilitating data exchanges between actors in the agricultural sector, from the farm to the consumer.

Call for Proposals – Territories with Positive Agriculture

In 2019, Fondation Avril and French government launched the call for projects « Massif central, Territories with Positive Agriculture » in order to initiate the emergence of local multi-actor projects in Massif Central (highland region, in the middle of Southern France), combining development that creates sustainable values onto territories and agricultural transitions.