Started in January 2021, Agroecology for Europe is a coordination and support action project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Thanks to a European network and the involvement of different actors from diverse horizons and sectors, the project will analyse agroecology through its different pillars: a science, a set of practices, and a social movement. AE4EU looks at and maps different initiatives, such as agroecological Living labs and local, regional or national actions to connect actors all over Europe. To foster and grow collaboration and knowledge. between the diverse stakeholders, a European Agroecology Exchange Network Hub will be created during the project. By researching and analysing available funding and existing policies, improvements and recommendations can be made and presented. These activities together are contributing to the aim of accelerating the transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems across Europe.

The project builds on six main objectives, to enable a successful transition to agroecology: 

⎆ Increase connection between relevant actors

⎆ Develop skills and methods for developing research infrastructure and Living labs

⎆ Prepare funders for increased and complementary funding of agroecology

⎆ Improve human and social capital

⎆ Improve capacity to tailor policy interventions to specific situations

⎆ Provide a road map and a stakeholder network framework for a European partnership in agroecology.