Newsletter #1 – December 2023

The Agro-ecosystem of the Transhumant Herd

IN-PERSON PREMIER COPILOT

First face-to-face COPIL for the partners in the ERASMUS + Eco-TransH project this Friday, December 15, 2023 at the RÉGAL regional agricultural show in Toulouse.

During this first steering committee, As the leader of this Eco-transH project, the Campus agricole Pyrénées Comminges invited several institutions and partners to a face-to-face meeting:

FAO, Ministry of Agriculture, Commissariat de Massif des Pyrénées, Direction Régionale de l'Agriculture en Occitanie, Irqualim, Conseil Départemental Haute Garonne, LEGTA de Pamiers and representatives of the project's partner countries: Mongolia, Greece, Italy, Romania and Morocco.

A successful meeting that ended with a presentation on agriculture and transhumance in Mongolia.

This 3-year Eco-TransH project focuses on themes that affect all countries:

• Successful transhumance,
• Generational renewal,
• Climate change and resource optimization. Valorization of products and territories

Raise awareness of the importance of practice among the younger generation and make the associated professions more attractive.

ERASMUS+ Eco-transH Seminar Program

From Monday, December 11 to Friday, December 16, 2023

Monday: Arrival of partners on the Pyrénées Comminges Agricultural Campus.

Tuesday: Visit of the establishment and its farm.

Wednesday: Working meeting on the Oviplaine game. Presentation of breeding systems and quality approaches in agriculture in the territory.

Thursday: First in-person project committee meeting on campus, lunch featuring PGI Pyrenean lamb, an educational presentation on the practice of transhumance in each member country. The day concluded with the UNESCO Club «Transhumance and Transitions» which organized a tasting of products from partner countries.

Friday: Regional Agricultural Fair REGAL at MEET in Toulouse. 2:30 PM: 1st in-person Steering Committee

Saturday: Seminar closing.

“I am very honored to be able to participate in this international project, which will allow actions to be implemented in 5 countries that address climate challenges and, above all, the Global Transhumance Safeguard Plan. Working with the next generation to raise awareness of the practice of transhumance is very important from an environmental, cultural, and socio-economic perspective. Building together motivations to ensure a future for this traditional agricultural practice in modern times.”

Testimonial Francesca Pasetti – Facilitator on this project.