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URGE investigates the perspectives, agroecological practices, and demands of rural women involved in family farming in Galicia, the Basque Country, and Portugal through a gender-sensitive approach and participatory feminist methodologies. This comparative study promotes participation and amplifies the voices of rural women in social innovation and policy development processes aimed at fostering more sustainable, equitable, and inclusive food systems.
The project has three main objectives:
- To identify the factors that facilitate or hinder women's participation in agriculture and to explore their priorities for more sustainable and inclusive agri-food policies, with particular emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP);
- To document and analyse the struggles and demands of rural women, past and present, at the local, national, regional, and European levels;
- To make visible the contributions of rural women to the development, maintenance, and dissemination of sustainable, fair, and inclusive food systems.
To achieve these objectives, URGE will:
a) Co-create research agendas with rural women through Local Research Planning Workshops in each territory;
b) Organise an Agroecological Caravan to promote dialogue and knowledge exchange among women and other relevant stakeholders;
c) Conduct oral history interviews to document women's experiences and struggles related to agriculture, food, and gender issues;
d) Develop case studies focused on the agroecological practices of rural women in the participating territories.
| Research Centre | Research Group | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DINAMIA'CET-Iscte | Governance, Economy and Citizenry | Partner | 2026-05-01 | 2029-04-29 |
| Institution | Country | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sindicato Labrego Galego (SLG) | Spain | Partner | 2026-05-01 | 2029-04-29 |
| Euskal Herriko Nekazarien Elkartasuna (EHNE-Bizkaia) | Spain | Partner | 2026-05-01 | 2029-04-29 |
| Name | Affiliation | Role in Project | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Calvário | Integrated Researcher (DINAMIA'CET-Iscte); | Global Coordinator | 2026-05-01 | 2029-04-29 |
| Reference/Code | Funding DOI | Funding Type | Funding Program | Funding Amount (Global) | Funding Amount (Local) | Begin Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPETE2030-FEDER-00720500 | -- | Contract | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia - COMPETE2030-FEDER - Portugal | 198072 | 0 | 2026-05-01 | 2029-04-29 |
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With the objective to increase the research activity directed towards the achievement of the United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the possibility of associating scientific projects with the Sustainable Development Goals is now available in Ciência_Iscte. These are the Sustainable Development Goals identified for this project. For more detailed information on the Sustainable Development Goals, click here.
