Small and Medium Farm Holders as Agents of Sustainable Change in Agriculture and Society

We live in the Anthropocene. Four of the nine planetary boundaries scientists introduced, referring to processes that regulate the stability and resilience of the Earth System, have now been cross...

Farm4SD aimed at developing a holistic, innovative and inclusive approach to farmers’ and especially to medium and small farm holders’ training on the pillars of the sustainable agriculture–The Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, EU Green Deal, From Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies and the new CAP – combined with entrepreneurial and soft skills, so as farmers and C-VET educators to upskill and reskill, in order to become true factors of change and contribute to environmental protection, to the sustainable growth of our planet and to rural development. For our target group of farmers, especially medium and small farm holders, VET providers, Teachers and Trainers, Advisors, Researchers and Farmer Organisations, HEIs, adult education institutions, local authorities, policy makers, and NGOs the project aspired to: • Develop a culture of sustainability and innovation among EU farmers and empower them by providing a set of cutting-edge training resources building on skills intelligence, available in digital and open media • Foster the capacity building of C-VET educators in sustainable agriculture, advanced training methodologies and skill’s recognition approaches • Support the development of micro-learning