Strong skills for strong farmers
To further sustain and build capacity for the shapers and shifters of this movement, Naturland is facilitating a global network of trainers and experts.
In just the past six months, Naturland has facilitated trainings on agroforestry, farm mapping, organic rice and nut marketing as well as vanilla and honey production in the Philippines, Vietnam and Mexico. And we plan to go deeper into communities around the world to make organic the standard, not the alternative.
The map offers an overview over our recent and up-coming on-site trainings. For further details, visit the Naturland Academy webpage.
Naturland recently started working with two new lead organic trainers in Vietnam and the Philippines.
Brendan Rosen, Philippines:
Brendan will support Naturland as local senior trainer in the Philippines. He was born and raised in the United States and has over ten years of experience researching and training in organic agriculture in Lesotho and the Philippines. He has a B.A. from the University of California, Irvine and a M.P.S. in International Agriculture and Rural Development from Cornell University.
Currently, he lives in Baguio City, Philippines. In the next few years, he will oversee trainings in the Philippines on coffee agroforestry, rice, organic certification, soil, water, nutrient management and more.
Trang Phú Lộc, Vietnam:
Lộc recently joined Naturland as a local senior trainer in Vietnam. He has a background in crop science and agricultural economics and over six years of experience working with farmers across Vietnam.
Lộc will facilitate trainings and workshops in Vietnam on tropical fruit and nut production, rice, cacao, agroforestry and more.
To expand our work, we are looking for more trainers and experts. The Naturland Academy network of trainers and experts is here to give professionals a space to share their knowledge and help other trainers and farmers flourish in the world of organics. Register here for the Naturland Academy network of trainers.
You can join us by signing up for our regular series of online exchanges between organic agriculture trainers and professionals starting Wednesday, 3 September. Register here. The next meetings within the series are scheduled for: 12 November 2025, as well as 14 January, 1 April, 1 July and 30 September 2026.
Naturland Academy offers in-depth, practical courses on essential knowledge in organic agriculture. We highly recommend you take the courses and familiarize yourself with the standards and principles of Naturland organics. You can create a profile and start learning at academy.naturland.org.
More upcoming events of Naturland Academy:
- 1/2 October: Introduction to organic agriculture
- 14 October: Implications of heat stress on occupational health and safety
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.