First workshop of Organizations of Ecological Farmers

On September 3, 2019, a workshop was organized in the framework of the Global Challenges Programme project HortEco, entitled “Normative, technical and organizational aspects favoring the diffusion of organic agriculture in Valparaíso region, Chile”.

The first workshop of Organizations of Ecological Farmers (OAEs) of the Valparaíso Region was held at the School of Agronomy Pontifica Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. This activity was articulated within the framework of the HortEco project in collaboration with the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG) of the Valparaíso region. The objective of the workshop was to review normative, technical and organizational aspects that favor the diffusion of organic agriculture, and the development and consolidation of OAEs, which certify their production through the Participatory Guarantee System.

An article about the workshop was published on the website of the Agronomy School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (in Spanish). Please follow this link to the article.