The Local Multi-stakeholder Collective of the Laghouat Living Lab (Algeria), in close collaboration with the El Argoub association, a partner in the NATAE project, recently concluded a series of territorial diagnostic workshops.

The aim of these participatory workshops, which were held throughout July and involved around ten key stakeholders from the agricultural and agri-food sector, was to generate an in-depth, shared understanding of agroecological practices, while identifying the predominant practices and possible synergies within the study area. These workshops served as a dynamic platform for achieving several key objectives, including:

– Building a common and contextualised understanding of the concept of agroecology (AE);

– Exhaustive identification of the main AE practices specific to the region;

– Identifying the main obstacles and levers to the agroecological transition;

– Drawing up a participatory map of the Living Lab’s agricultural perimeters and characterising them according to the predominant types of agricultural production;

The results were presented at an extended feedback workshop attended by more than 25 professionals from the agricultural and agri-food sector (farmers, livestock breeders, professional agricultural organisations, institutional representatives, as well as key players in the value chains and a consumer association). This feedback workshop provided the opportunity for an interesting and stimulating debate, and enriched, consolidated and validated the various proposals.

The various workshops were fruitful moments of exchange and mutual discovery, testifying to the dynamism and commitment of all the participants. The NATAE project team at the Laghouat Living Lab is encouraged by these promising advances and looks forward to continuing its efforts to stimulate the agro-ecological transition in the area where the Laghouat Living Lab is based.

Laghouat Living Lab team: Association El Argoub and NGO CARI.

For further information, please contact: elargoub.association03@gmail.com or natae@cariassociation.org