After three years, the ViVid Project has come to an end!The goal of the project is to equip citizen-led food networks with the tools, skills, and visibility they need to thrive, boosting resilience, impact, and inclusivity through cutting-e…
Under threat across the globe, pastoralism is now seeking to reinvent itself. Faced with agricultural, environmental and economic crises, herders, citizens and civil society organisations are coming together to preserve and pass on age-old
What is Visibility in CSA and LSPA Networks? Visibility means helping people clearly see who you are, what you do, and why it matters. It starts with telling your story in a simple, human way: how your network works, who is involved, and wh…
What is Viability in CSA and LSPA Networks? Viability seeks to consolidate the economic and structural foundations of CSA and LSPA networks. Numerous networks encounter difficulties in ensuring equitable wages for farmers and maintaining th…
What is Liveability in CSA and LSPA Networks? Liveability helps networks become more participative and inclusive and also helps them retain their social capital and workforce. It also enables networks to become healthier working environment…
On the 29th and 30th of June, at La Ferme de Paris and in Montreuil (France), fifteen employees of different AMAP Networks, including two persons from URGENCI, gathered for an important meeting for collective discussions on the French CSA m…
Transhumance and heirloom cheesemaking practices are vital traditional farming methods that have respected animal welfare and sustainably utilized natural resources for millennia. In an era marked by climate crises and biodiversity loss, pr…
The aim of this guide is to improve the sustainability of CSA initiatives and their networks by facilitating the identification of priorities for collective action and foster the capacity of members to communicate effectively within their n…
URGENCI is excited to share the Report of the International Symposium, that was held December 11-13, 2025, at the Bergerie de Villarceaux near Paris, France under the slogan of Sowing Solidarity, Cultivating Community! . In this document yo…
How well is your CSA or LSPA network actually doing and how would you know? Find out thanks to the Self-Assessment Toolkit developed during the ViVid Project! The ViVid project brings together eight European partners to strengthen CSA (Comm…
URGENCI is pleased to announce that an important meeting of shepherds and pastoralists is organized by Association des éleveurs et transhumants des Vallées béarnaises, 15-20 July. This event is organised in the frame of the Erasmus+ -funded…
Le projet européen « MultiCAS » (appel à projets Agroecology Partnerships 2) porte sur l’évaluation des performances des fermes en agroécologie dans cinq pays européens. L’objectif principal du projet est d’adapter et de contextualiser un o…