AgtechTakeback | L’Atelier Paysan on Self-Build Communities in Farming
This is #AgtechTakeback. L’Atelier Paysan is a French cooperative that works with farmers to design machines and buildings adapted to the specific practices of small farm agroecology. In addition to...
View ArticleAn Agro-Ecological Europe by 2050: a Credible Scenario?
The “Ten Years for Agroecology in Europe” (TYFA) scenario developed jointly by IDDRI and the consultancy firm AScA, in collaboration with a scientific council composed of leading researchers, shows...
View ArticleAgtechTakeback – Technical Sovereignty and L’Atelier Paysan’s Tooled up...
A farm hack movement has emerged to really take the power back on the land in rural areas. In France this is especially developed, with L'Atelier Paysan empower farmers, using participatory methods, to...
View ArticleAgtechTakeback | Show me the Money – Debt, Technology and Path Dependence
New technological advances in digital agriculture are poised to further transform the business and science of growing crops. But technology comes at a cost, and it is worth considering the impact of...
View ArticleFrance | Land Concentration – a Case For Regulation
All over Europe there is an issue with land concentration. The number of farms in France has halved over 25 years. Official figures underestimate the extent of land concentration in France. So what can...
View ArticleFrance to Use CAP for Agroecological Transition?
Back in December, the French government published a position paper on the proposed CAP reform. This document included some of the expected, cautious remarks but also took some unexpected turns - for...
View ArticleRural dialogues – Let’s talk!
Introducing our next debate series - rural dialogues. What is the state of play for rural Europe? Are rural places still lagging behind – forgotten, disadvantaged and in need of extra supports? Or is...
View ArticleRural Dialogues | Peasants of Nature – French Initiative Reconciles...
There are farmers interested in the environment, and environmentalists interested in farming...and now, there are environmentalists who have started to farm in a way that speaks to their values. Meet...
View ArticleAgriculture Atlas | The Biggest Beneficiary
France is the largest recipient of Common Agricultural Policy funds. But there are significant disparities among the country’s regions, between types of production, and among farms. [...] The post...
View ArticleIntergenerational Collaboration in the Vineyards of Southern France
Lack of access to affordable land is one they key obstacles to new farming entrants. The sector is suffering from a seriously aging population which puts the future of European small-scale farming at...
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