ALL-Ready – The European Agroecology Living Lab and Research Infrastructure Network: preparation phase
The ALL-Ready Pilot Network: Inspiring Examples and Experiences of Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures Across Europe and Canada
Agricultural and food systems are increasingly exposed to a variety of challenges ranging from climate extremes, biodiversity loss, soil, and water degradation to the huge inequalities between different actors in the food supply chain. The concept and principles of agroecology, mainly developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the High-Level Panel on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE), have been identified by the international community and the European Union as a viable alternative approach to agricultural practices, which makes it possible to address these complex challenges.
Besides the ambitions of several policies under the European Green Deal, the European Commission’s commitment to agroecology is strongly reflected in the fact that it has earmarked research projects underpinning the agroecology transition in its research and innovation framework programme, Horizon Europe 2021-27. With Horizon Europe, agroecology is fostered mainly within the European Partnership for “Accelerating the transition of agricultural systems: agroecological living labs and research infrastructures” (hereafter Agroecology Partnership) planned for 2024.
The three-year-long ALL-Ready project was launched in 2019 to support the Agroecology Partnership by preparing a framework for a future European network of LLs and RIs that will enable the transition to agroecology throughout Europe.
