Information about the project „AGROFORESTRY PRACTICES IN THE WESTERN BALKANS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: WEAKNESSES AND STRENGTHS" AGFORWEB
Leader of the project: Assoc. Prof. Krasimira Nikolova Petkova DSc
Project term: 01.12.2022 – 30.11.2024
Total project budget - 250 000 EURO
Project participants – 4 Universities and one Research Institute:
1. University of Belgrade, Serbia - coordinator
2. University of Forestry, Sofia, Bulgaria
3. University of Osijek, Croatia
4. University of Montenegro, Podgorica
5. Croatian Research Institute, Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Purpose of the project - to promote agroforestry knowledge as a form of sustainable land use that can contribute to mitigating climate change and improving the environment, preserving the landscape and biodiversity, revitalizing rural areas and protecting food quality and health
Work packages:
Work package 1 (WP1): Project management – is carried out by two supervisory units: for project management (PMU) and for project quality assurance (QAC)
Work package 2 (WP2): Preparation – includes two tasks: a detailed analysis of curricula and identification of gaps within the curricula of current subjects in agroforestry and preparation of a digital database of agroforestry practices used in the countries of the consortium.
Work package 3 (WP3): Development – improvement of the quality of learning contents in the field of agroforestry and ensuring knowledge transfer through visits of teachers and students to the countries of the consortium, guest lecturers, development of bachelor's and master's theses.
Work package 4 (WP4): Innovative learning materials: publishing an agroforestry textbook, a Guide for farmers and local self-government, developing a Manual for using the digital database.
Work package 5 (WP5): Quality assurance and dissemination – includes two tasks: to ensure adequate monitoring of the quality of project activities as well as the achieved project results; dissemination of project results beyond the academic community, including to wider public groups (local governments, interested farmers and foresters, high school students etc).
Project website: www.agforweb.org
