Agroecology roots best where people have strong relationships with each other and their territory. That is why one of the international pillars of agroecology is the ‘territorial approach’.

A territory is often shaped by geographical and/or cultural-historical boundaries. It is the scale at which sectors and domains come together, such as agriculture and food, but also energy, care, water, culture and education. It is also the scale within which people can best relate to each other, and can once again take up their role as guardians of all of life.

This working group connects and strengthens initiatives and movements in the Netherlands that work on resilient and vibrant territories and take the principles of agroecology as a starting point. These include the South-Veluwe watershed, the Frisian Food Movement and the polder-lake region of Amsterdam.