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Noticing that Ursula von der Leyen has today presented the initial findings of the European Commission "Strategic Dialogue" on the future of EU agriculture together with Chair Prof. Strohschneider.
It is a strangely bland document. Not a single landscape shot, clump of soil, stream, orchard or cow to be seen, or even a graph. Not sure what to take away from it, but at least there has been a conversation and a desire to include the small farms and farmers in continuing dialogue.
We very much support dialogue, and while we think about what may have been had Brexit gone differently, here is an interesting snippet in the welcome, but tiny section on agroecology:
"To facilitate the transition to agroecology, it is crucial to ensure the widespread availability of independent agroecological advisory and training services for farmers, akin to a public service. These services should accompany farmers and secure their transition trajectory towards agroecology and should also be supported"
If only that statement came to pass, in a serious and multi-disciplinary manner - it would make a huge difference.
What do you think?
Here's the link.
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