Agricultural schools in France are under the policy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food.
It’s 450 000 learners (pupils, students, apprentices, adults).
It’s 400 schools of various sizes, 12 high schools, 190 pedagogical farms which represent 18900 ha cultivated area from which 4500 ha are organic (AB).
77 of them are members of France EUROPEA.
You can find all the schools list following this link: http://www.educagri.fr/les-etablissements-publics.html
For a specific look use this link: http://www.educagri.fr/outils/recherche-par-geolocalisation.html
The agricultural school’s project is to put agro-ecology on the top of the learnings skills. The moto is “Teach to produce differently”.
12 keys to understanding agro-ecology are coming in the next article.
To be followed…
Sophie Blainville-Wellburn
France EUROPEA