ERSG 2017 - Karditsa (GR)

EUROPEAN RURAL SUSTAINABILITY GATHERING 2017 - Social economy, cooperatives and grassroots initiatives in rural GREECE

The European Rural Sustainability Gathering - ERSG 2017 took place in Karditsa (region of Thessaly, Greece), from 17-21 May 2017.

It was co-organised with Karditsa Development Agency, in cooperation with Euracademy, Iliosporoi, Peliti and other local and national initiatives

Besides the opportunity to discover how rural Greece has been facing the crisis, various topics were discussed: agroecology, social links in rural areas, trust, democracy, new farming systems, knowledge transfer, indigeneous species, resilience in times of crisis, cooperation system etc., in an atmosphere of conviviality and friendship.

Proceedings are now available!

• Proceedings
• Annexes
  
  

All ERSG 2017 videos and participants’ interviews are available here.

Presentations given during the Market of Initiatives

this information will also be included in our resource center

• AGROECOPOLIS - A young grassroots network for Agroecology, Food Sovereignty & Access to Land, Jenny GKIOUGKI, GR
  related interview link (You Tube)

• Hands on the Land for Food Souvereignity, Sylvia KAY, Transnational Institute, NL
  related interview link (You Tube)

• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO) as driver for sustainable rural development, Radica GLIGORIC, NVO Centre for Development and Sustainable Development, SRB

• Kulturland eG, a farmers-consumers cooperative, Titus BAHNER, Kulturland eG, DE
  related interview link (You Tube)

• The Black Sea Initiative - Bringing together 8 Black Sea countries for sustainable rural development, Aris ADLERS, Latvian Rural Forum, LV
  related interview link (You Tube)

• Industrial hemp growth - diversification of activities and income sources in rural areas, Nikola and Sinisa JOVANOVIC, Forestry and related sectors clusters, SRB

• Social integration of disadvantaged people in rural areas through sustainable collection and processing of medicinal and aromatic plants, Monika PAKOT, Transylvanian Herb Garden, RO

Other documents related to the gathering:

• Fact Sheet Agro-Economy
• Fact Sheet Eco-system Approach

To have an overview on the concept of this new ecosystem of cooperatives and social enterprises in Thessalie, watch the video: "Developing Social Economy in Karditsa: A Socio-economic Ecosystem"