Master in Agroecology and Food Sovereignty

• Master

  Degree

• English

  Language of instructions

• 1 year

  Years of study

• Full-time

  Study mode

• Italy, Bra

  Location

This master programme educates the next generation of agroecologists with knowledge and skills, to become active facilitators of change in agrifood systems and food sovereignty. With a case- and action-based approach and classes integrating natural and social sciences, our students will develop: - An understanding of the ecological, technical, social, economic, cultural and policy dimensions of agricultural and food systems; - A trans-disciplinary profile and competence based on holistic knowledge and necessary skills for sustainable food systems. The program is based on an experiential learning approach and supervised action-research in Slow Food Terra Madre communities, combined with farm/garden activities, lectures and seminars on campus. As a result, our students will become professionals able to engage with the following elements of a food system: environment, smallholder and family farming, farmers and rural communities, food sovereignty, local and short food supply chains, cultural diversity and associated agrobiodiversity and healthy and high-quality food. Finally, the international faculty will ensure that our students develop comprehensive agroecological knowledge and gain skills that allow them to excel as change agents of sustainability in food systems.