Current and Upcoming Courses

See below section (previous courses) for more information about courses that will/are being repeated. Repeated courses are indicated with an asterisk*.

Courses are taught over 6 live/online teaching sessions - each lasting 2 hours. During the training, each week learners are expected to complete a further 2 hours of group work (on assignments) and another 2 hours reading and viewing materials that are made available.

If you are interested in any of these course, we ask that you email us so that we can send you an expression of interest form closer to the time so that you can tell us about why you're interested in this course, and to gage your suitability.                    

On completing the course, participants will receive a certificate from the Institute for Agroecology and the allied organization or network leading the training. Conditions for certification include attendance and active participation during sessions, preparation and group work, and submission of final projects. Students will have access to online resources, and be invited to join the alumni.          

 SEEDING REPARATIONS
(9th Sept – 14th Oct 2025) 
Instructors: Josephina Kwando-Yaa (JK) Abuah & Tom Wakeford
(Taught in English, with Spanish interpretation)

Seeding Reparations seeks to intervene in dominant narratives within food and farming in ways that connect contemporary exploitation of people and planet with historical harms. A reparations approach to fair and inclusive futures addresses these past wrongs as part of a critical reflection on how individuals and collectives can challenge the negative forces within our current food systems, in order to envision future actions that can lead to repair. Applying a transdisciplinary approach to learning, students are encouraged to share insights about reparative justice as co-conspirators and co-collaborators, and will be prompted to engage with a variety of interventions in our food system, be it through nurturing the land at local community gardening activities or organising reparative campaigns.

Sembrando Reparaciones busca intervenir en las narrativas dominantes en la alimentación y la agricultura, conectando la explotación contemporánea de las personas y el planeta con los daños históricos. Un enfoque de reparaciones para un futuro justo e inclusivo aborda estos agravios del pasado como parte de una reflexión crítica sobre cómo las personas y los colectivos pueden desafiar las fuerzas negativas de nuestros sistemas alimentarios actuales, con el fin de visualizar acciones futuras que conduzcan a la reparación. Aplicando un enfoque transdisciplinario al aprendizaje, se anima al alumnado a compartir sus perspectivas sobre la justicia reparadora como co-conspiradores y co-colaboradores, y se les anima a participar en diversas intervenciones en nuestro sistema alimentario, ya sea cultivando la tierra en actividades de huertos comunitarios locales o organizando campañas de reparación.         

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Previous Courses

Agroecology and Innovations*

Disrupting Industrial Discourse by Organising Grassroots Innovation

March 11 - April 16

Extractive technology actors threaten to increase their control over food systems and further an antisocial narrative on innovation. This course seeks to raise awareness of these issues within civil society organizations and provide a space for sharing innovation experiences at the grassroots level. The course will explore the diverse dimensions of the agroecology-innovation nexus.

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Testimonials

What I appreciated most about the course: "Understanding more about the political drivers for adopting grassroots innovation gave me essential context to critically reflect on the systemic barriers and enablers of innovation at the community level, which I can now integrate into my own professional practice."

On course facilitation: "The sessions were well-structured, and the integration of expert insights helped bridge theory with practice. The facilitators created a supportive and interactive environment, which encouraged participation and peer learning.

An element that transformed my understanding: "My vision of innovation in agroecology has expanded significantly. The experiences in different countries have been particularly enlightening, as they show how, despite different contexts, we face similar challenges. This learning has enriched my perspective, providing tools to analyze and adapt innovative solutions to diverse realities."

Introducción a la Agroecología para Profesionales

Introduction to Agroecology for Professionals

27 Mayo - 1 Julio 2024

Este curso introductorio busca compartir sobre la historia de la agroecología como ciencia, práctica y movimiento, la agroecología en su amplitud (diversas formas de conocimiento) y sus dimensiones, particularmente la agroecología transformadora, sociocultural y las interacciones entre estas con lo biofísico.

This introductory course seeks to share about the history of agroecology as a science, practice and movement, agroecology in its breadth (diverse forms of knowledge) and its dimensions, particularly transformative, sociocultural agroecology and the interactions between these with the biophysical.

Se ha alcanzado el máximo de inscripciones de participantes. / Maximum registration of participants reached for Summer 2024. 

Investigación Acción Participativa y Saberes Populares*

Participatory Action Research and Popular Knowledge

26 Agosto - 12 Septiembre 2024

En este curso, cada participante diseñará una propuesta de investigación con los valores, conceptos, fases, principios, métodos y técnicas que empoderan a las comunidades para enfrentar retos diversos en la transformación agroecológica, con las perspectivas de los movimientos de base, haciendo investigación creativa, popular, apropiada y transformadora.

In this course, each participant will design a research proposal with the values, concepts, phases, principles, methods and techniques that empower communities to face diverse challenges in agroecological transformation, with the perspectives of grassroots movements, doing creative, popular, appropriate and transformative research.

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Agroécologie Transdisciplinaire*

Transdisciplinary Agroecology

23 Mai - 13 Juin 2024

Ce cours s'appuie sur l'expérience antérieure des participants pour construire des itinéraires de réflexion et de travail collectif sur des thèmes contemporains comme le changement climatique et les pratiques agroécologiques. Pour comprendre les transitions agroécologiques au sens ample, et donc aussi une transition dans la manière de créer le savoir, nous adoptons dans le cours même une approche transdisciplinaire, ouvert à un dialogue entre différentes formes de savoir.

This course draws on the previous experience of participants to build itineraries of reflection and collective work on contemporary themes such as climate change and agroecological practices. To understand agroecological transitions in the broad sense, and therefore also a transition in the way of creating knowledge, we adopt in the course itself a transdisciplinary approach, open to a dialogue between different forms of knowledge.