With the support of the National Agency and under the coordination of TÜRGEV, the Türkiye and Lithuania phases of the Journey of the Seed Erasmus+ project have been completed.
With the support of the National Agency and under the coordination of TÜRGEV, the Türkiye and Lithuania phases of the Erasmus+ project Journey of the Seed – Youth Movement in Sustainable Agriculture have been completed.
The Türkiye phase of the project was carried out in partnership with the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry, while the Lithuania phase was conducted in cooperation with Asociacija Tavo Europa. Participants received various trainings on topics such as organic and biological farming and preserving and hybridizing heirloom seeds. They compared traditional and modern farming methods and organized group workshops to develop new practices that could be implemented in both Türkiye and Lithuania. In Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, participants engaged in intercultural activities and visited Green Tech, one of the country’s largest recycling facilities, where they observed the stages of the recycling process.
The Türkiye phase brought together students from different provinces of Türkiye as well as participants from Lithuania in Istanbul. During this phase, project participants attended theoretical trainings at GİF Safveti Paşa and made institutional visits related to agricultural practices. They also took part in afforestation work in Büyük Çamlıca Forest, putting into practice the knowledge they had gained throughout the project in a natural setting. At the conclusion of the project, participants were awarded certificates, and gifts were presented to the educators and facilitators who contributed to the program.
