AgroecologiaCAM Operational Group: Recognition of agroecology as a model for local agriculture and livestock farming and a strategy for designing local agri-food systems
- Type Operational group
- Status Filled
- Execution 2018 -2021
- Assigned Budget 165.000,00 €
- Scope Autonómico
- Autonomous community Madrid, Comunidad de
- Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
- Project website GO AGROECOLOGICAM
Given the environmental and social consequences of the prevailing agri-food model, it is necessary to seek new models that promote environmentally beneficial practices. At the international level, a firm step has been taken toward the search for innovative alternatives that delve deeper into how agroecology addresses the challenges of global change and increasingly urbanized societies.
In Spain, and particularly in the CM, it is a term that is gaining increasing popularity in the productive sector, but it is still far from being recognized, and there is a broad debate about its overlap with organic farming and agroecology.
- Evaluate and enhance available knowledge about agroecological practices that contribute to environmental sustainability (through the maintenance of ecosystem services).
- Production, delving into the current state of recognition of agroecology in the productive sector.
- Expand the knowledge and principles that agroecology incorporates to all consumers so that they prioritize local and seasonal purchases.
- To further develop and negotiate policies and incentives in CM that promote agroecological practices.
To expand scientific knowledge about agroecology as a discipline and practice that contributes to the sustainability of agricultural activity, ultimately assessing its current impact and future viability as an integrated rural development strategy in the Community of Madrid.
- Increase scientific knowledge of agroecology to improve production, compile traditional knowledge, systematize economically viable experiences, provide formal training, etc.: creating a knowledge repository.
- Explore the relationship between organic farming and agroecology, and their potential complementarity. Provide training for technicians and new producers in agroecology.
- Improve partnerships and connections between different stakeholders related to agroecology through annual meetings and dissemination documents.
- Increase the visibility of the sector through organized visits and annual awards.
- Increase agroecological demand through consumer awareness campaigns.
- Coordinator/entity name: Marina García Llorente
- Postal address:
- Coordinator/entity email: Not available
- Telephone: Not available
- Marina García Llorente
- Ayto Redueña- RED TERRAE-MADRID (reduena@madridsierranorte.com)
- AUPA-Asociación Unida de Productores (secreaupa@gmail.com
- ARACOVE-Asociación Desarrollo Rural Comarca de la Vegas y Alcarria de Alcalá (roberto.prieto@aracove.com)
- GALSINMA-Asociación Grupo Acción Local Sierra Norte de Madrid (juan.montoya@galsinma.org)
- ADI Sierra Oeste- Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral de la Sierra Oeste de Madrid (sierraoeste@sierraoeste.org)
- Oficina de la FAO en España (Marta.Arnes@fao.org)
- IMIDRA-Organismo Autónomo Instituto Madrileño (imidra@imidra.org)de Investigación y Desarrollo Rural, Agrario y Alimentario
- Marina García Llorente
- News
- Document "Report 1. Thinking about the Rural Development Plan from an agroecolo…
- Document "Report 2. Food Processing and Craftsmanship. Barriers and Proposals f…
- Document "Report 3. Marketing, Agricultural Development, Promotion of Organic P…
- Document "5 regulatory proposals for the Community of Madrid"
- Document "5 proposals for actions for the RDP of the Community of Madrid"
- Document "Results of the survey of IMIDRA Operational Groups on needs and propo…