Welcome to the EU Dare Suite of Open Education Resources

3

MACRO AREAS

10

MODULES

32

TOPICS

~4hr

DURATION

The EU-DARE project aims to develop a highly relevant suite of education resources that address the needs of smallholders in European rural areas, specifically to:

  1. Explain what agroecology is and what role it plays in combating climate change, increasing resilience, strengthening communities and increasing land productivity;
  2. Illustrate the value of using smallholder farmers as a container for improvements in agricultural performance and as a particular means of enabling new, more appropriate sustainable processes & practices
  3. Motivate the objectives with practical guidance on how to introduce ‘Sustainable and regenerative farming systems’ education into organisations.

Another objective that EU-DARE wants to achieve is to increase the level of lifelong learning among farmers.

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OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCES – 10 MODULES

These Open Education Resources (OERs) are a new, free, and open-access training model that curates different areas of knowledge and skills development in the very specific area of Agroecology and Designing & Promoting Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Our INNOVATIVE focus is on 3 Macro areas:

  1. Introduction to Agroecology
  2. The Link between Agroecology and the Community and
  3. Practical Agroecological systems
Veg Box

This suite of ready-to-use teaching resources, made up of 10 rigorously researched and forward-thinking MODULES to be used by VET/HE educators & individual Farmers or Agricultural SMEs, will include lesson plans/frameworks, podcasts and video materials, an audio edition of the modules & more. The Course will also be complemented by a VET facilitator’s guide. The aim is that the OERs will provide smallholder or rural farmer learners with the tools and knowledge they need to adapt their approaches or practices in agriculture – ultimately improving the viability and sustainability of their smallholdings and becoming aligned with EU strategies (Farm to Fork and The 2030 Biodiversity Strategy).

Education

Designed by consulting smallholders and agricultural sector specialists, and based on the very latest approaches, the Open Education Resources give trainers and learners new content to update their agroecology knowledge and sustainability skills. Equipped with this up-to-date knowledge, smallholders will be empowered to become more involved in designing and promoting more sustainable agriculture and more ethical food systems.

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