📰 News & Activities
Welcome to the News & Activities section of the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project.
Here, you can follow the latest updates, international training events, and local dissemination activities carried out by our partners from France, Germany, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
This section highlights how our consortium works together to integrate climate-smart practices into vocational education, strengthen teachers’ competences, and promote sustainable solutions for the agricultural sector. From transnational meetings and workshops to field visits, community engagement, and digital content creation — each activity reflects our shared mission to prepare the next generation of farmers and educators for a climate-resilient future.
Stay tuned for our regular updates, photo stories, and event reports as we document the progress and real-world impact of the CSA project across Europe.
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“From Ocean to Farm”: First International Training Held in Lesneven, France
9–13 June 2025 | Lesneven, France
The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project officially launched its first international activity in Lesneven, France, hosted by MFR Lesneven, the project coordinator. The training, titled “Cultivating Climate Resilience: From Ocean to Farm,” brought together 16 participants — teachers and trainers from France, Germany, Turkey, and Bulgaria — for a week of hands-on learning, study visits, and international exchange on sustainable agricultural practices.
Throughout the five-day program, participants explored how climate change affects ecosystems from the ocean to the farm, and how modern agricultural education can respond. The sessions combined expert lectures, field demonstrations, and institutional visits that highlighted innovative climate-smart solutions such as biogas production, agroforestry systems, carbon-friendly farming, and water-efficient technologies.
Key visits included local farms applying low-carbon techniques, the Lycée Agricole du Nivot, and Iréo Bretagne facilities, where participants discussed the integration of Climate Smart Agriculture into VET curricula. Interactive workshops focused on AI and Agriculture 4.0, soil carbon management, and education for sustainability, helping teachers design new learning modules for their students.
The event also strengthened cross-cultural cooperation among the four partner institutions — MFR Lesneven (France), DEULA-Nienburg (Germany), Fatma Aliye Vocational and Technical High School (Turkey), and the Vocational High School of Agriculture “Nikola Pushkarov” (Bulgaria) — paving the way for the upcoming activities in Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey.
The mobility attracted strong media attention in France, with articles published by Le Télégramme and Ouest France, highlighting the project’s mission to adapt agricultural education to climate change. The story was also shared across social media and partner platforms:
This first mobility successfully set the tone for the project, combining scientific insight, local experience, and European cooperation to promote climate-resilient education and sustainable farming practices.
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Celebrating ErasmusDays 2025 Across Europe with Climate Smart Agriculture
13–18 October 2025 | France, Germany, Turkey & Bulgaria
The Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) project proudly joined the international celebration of ErasmusDays 2025, a week dedicated to showcasing the achievements and impact of Erasmus+ across Europe. Between 13 and 18 October 2025, all four project partners — MFR Lesneven (France), DEULA-Nienburg (Germany), Fatma Aliye Vocational and Technical High School (Turkey), and the Vocational High School of Agriculture “Nikola Pushkarov” (Bulgaria) — organized a variety of local and school-based events to highlight how Erasmus+ contributes to building a greener and more sustainable future.
Under the shared theme “Climate Smart Agriculture with Erasmus+”, partners conducted interactive workshops, school exhibitions, and student-led presentations that showcased project materials and results from the first mobility in France. Activities focused on raising awareness of climate change, sustainable farming, and innovation in vocational education. Students and teachers discussed how European cooperation supports new methods in agriculture, such as AI-driven technologies, renewable energy use, and water-smart farming.
In France, MFR Lesneven hosted open-door sessions and shared success stories from the first CSA training, inviting local farmers and students to discover European opportunities in green agriculture. In Bulgaria, students from “Nikola Pushkarov” High School organized a creative Erasmus exhibition and collaborated with local media to promote the project’s goals. In Germany, DEULA-Nienburg published Erasmus-themed materials and engaged followers through social media awareness posts. Meanwhile, in Turkey, Fatma Aliye MTAL participated in the Mersin Erasmus Festival, organized under the coordination of the Mersin Provincial Directorate of National Education, where the CSA project was presented as one of the region’s flagship Erasmus+ initiatives.
The ErasmusDays campaign brought the project closer to local communities, strengthening its visibility and promoting the values of collaboration, sustainability, and innovation in VET. Partners used the week to engage with teachers, students, parents, and local stakeholders — demonstrating how international cooperation can inspire real environmental action at the local level.
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Through these joint efforts, the CSA consortium once again demonstrated how Erasmus+ empowers institutions to take action for climate resilience, environmental awareness, and future-oriented education across Europe.
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