ThinkAgriCircular: Adult Education for Sustainable Agricultural Literacy through Circular Economy
👉 Introduction:
The world is rapidly changing, and the agricultural sector stands at the forefront of this transformation. Integrating circular economy principles and digital technologies into agriculture presents great opportunities for achieving sustainability goals.The ThinkAgriCircular project is an innovative educational initiative aimed at enhancing adults’ knowledge and skills to prepare them for the future of agriculture.
🔑 Project Objective:
ThinkAgriCircular seamlessly integrates environmental priorities with upskilling and reskilling pathways. The project consortium aims to provide high-quality and flexible learning opportunities that enhance agricultural literacy focused on sustainable farming practices, circular economy principles, and the integration of digital technologies in agriculture. Through this, we seek to bring a fresh perspective to adult education.
🤝 Project Partners:
ThinkAgriCircular boasts a strong collaboration network across different regions of Europe. Our project partners include:
- Kastamonu Public Education Center (Coordinator)- Kastamonu / TÜRKİYE
- Lifelong Education Science Art Culture Assosciation (LESACA)- Çorum / TÜRKİYE
- Asociatia Pentru Inovatie In Educatia Adultilor - Sfântu Gheorghe / ROMANIA
- Submeet - incontrarsi per crescere - Pescara / ITALY
This partnership ensures that the project is implemented in a way that is responsive to local needs while respecting cultural diversity across geographies.
🎯 Target Groups:
Our project addresses a diverse range of stakeholders within the agricultural sector:
- Agricultural educators and trainers,
- Farmers and agricultural workers,
- Rural community leaders and advocates,
- Policy makers and agricultural extension services,
- Adults seeking reskilling and upskilling opportunities,
- Technology and innovation enthusiasts.
This broad target audience enhances the project’s reach and impact.
📊 Expected Outcomes and Outputs:
ThinkAgriCircular aims to improve the quality and accessibility of adult education with the following tangible results:
- Enhancing the agricultural skills of trainers and adult learners through learning modules and materials,
- Increasing awareness and understanding of sustainable agriculture, digital transformation, and circular economy,
- Designing a multilingual online web portal to promote open and remote learning,
- Developing a self-learning e-learning system for adult educators,
- Strengthening the capacities of organizations at national and European levels.
🌱🧭 Conclusion and Future Vision:
With innovative and inclusive approaches in adult education, ThinkAgriCircular sets new standards for agricultural literacy. While circular economy and digital technologies form the core of this project, together with our partners, we aim to create impact from local to European levels.
We will continue to share our experiences and outputs throughout this journey. We invite all stakeholders working in agricultural education to be part of this transformation towards a sustainable future.
📝 Final Note:
As the EPALE community, your insights and contributions are invaluable to us. We welcome your questions, suggestions, and collaboration opportunities related to our project!
📢 Stay tuned! Visit our website https://www.thinkagricircular.com/
