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Naturland Academy celebrates launch at Biofach 2024

Can digital tools help to scale-up and adapt knowledge transfer in organic agriculture globally? At Biofach, the Naturland Academy will share practical experiences and discuss challenges and achievements.

Sophie Egerer, Naturland e.V.

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Access to knowledge is key to further development. Since the Covid pandemic, digital tools have become mainstream all over the world. Can digital tools help to scale-up and adapt knowledge transfer globally? Where are the limits? A panel with Beate Huber (FiBL), Patricia Flores (IFOAM International) and Paul Van Mele (Access Agriculture), moderated by master trainer Konrad Hauptfleisch (Naturland e.V.) will discuss knowledge transfer activities for all target groups along the whole organic value chain. A special focus will be on small-scale farmers in regions geographically and culturally distant from Europe. The experts will share their experiences and the challenges they face: How to avoid eurocentrism in the development of trainings? Which format and methodology is suitable for which target group? How to deal with cultural differences in the organization of work? In which conditions can a peer-to-peer knowledge exchange work successfully?

The session takes place on February 15th at 16:45 to 17:30 at Forum Biofach, Room Shanghai, in the Messe Center in Nuremberg, Germany. No registration is needed for visitors of Biofach. After the event, the participants are invited to join the Biofach party at the Naturland stand with free drinks and chance for further informal exchange.

The Naturland Academy offers tailor-made online seminars, e-learning courses and knowledge resources in different formats and languages through its online platform.

  • The e-learning courses currently available cover various topics from agroforestry to soil fertility and can each be completed within 2 hours.
  • The knowledge resources include carefully selected cultivation guides, manuals, videos. They explain guidelines or offer advice for water management, soil fertility, pest control and more.
Visit www.academy.naturland.org

Our learning initiatives and e-learning courses are free of charge for our members and many others. You are welcome to express your needs and give feedback to the Naturland Academy team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Author

Sophie Egerer coordinates the Naturland Academy as part of the team International Capacity & Community Building. Together with Nina Blankenstein and Minou Yussefi-Menzler, she is responsible for its future development.