A second farmers training session

After the first session held on May 5 and 6, INAT and INGC for NATAE project organized with INRGREF – SCALARE (Prima Project) the second training session for 18 farmers from El Krib LL on June 25, 2026.

The training focused on agoecology practices and agroforetsry and included five sessions about:

  • Ruminant nutrition and the importance of feed mixture
  • Agroforestery
  • Hydro-agricultural developpement
  • forage mixture and crop rotation
  • Conservation agriculture

Farmers showed interest and discussed mainly on promoting sustainable and efficient agroecological practices with a particular focus on the importance of agroforestry.

NATAE organizes training session on Farmer Seed Production and Preservation in Tizi-Ouzou

As part of the Horizon Europe NATAE research project, the project team from the Agriculture, Territory and Environment Division organized a second training session on “Production and Preservation of Farmer Seeds” on June 21, 2026, at the Tizi-Ouzou Living Lab.

The objective of the training was to strengthen the capacities of local stakeholders in the production, selection, conservation, and collective management of farmer seeds, while supporting the establishment of a sustainable community seed bank.

The training was delivered by Professor Tellah Sihem, a lecturer at the National Higher Agronomic School of Algiers (ENSA). The session combined both theoretical and practical aspects of seed production, as well as the creation and management of a farmer seed bank, and included hands-on field exercises.

The participating farmers showed great interest in the training and expressed their willingness to establish a seed bank in order to preserve the rich genetic heritage that exists within their territory.