Testimonies
I really liked the combination of courses in sociology and agronomic sciences, that's what I was looking for, this mix of technical sciences and human sciences.
I chose the master's degree in agroecology to mobilize my knowledge of environmental and wildlife biology while linking it to agricultural issues.
Capucine's professional background
At the end of my master's degree, I was a worker in market gardening and animal farming and then a guardian in a mountain refuge. My role: managing the life in a refuge in an isolated environment in a glacial valley and taking care of the catering and the reception of the mountaineers.
My goal is to find a job that corresponds to my environmental values and my needs to be in the field. I plan to work in a natural environment to raise public awareness of biodiversity or to participate in the cohabitation of wild and farmed species, in the context of pastoralism.
Why did you choose these studies ?
Clara:
I am interested in ethical and responsible ways to rethink the ways of feeding ourselves and to recreate a link between the population and the production of our food. Agroecology is a way to achieve this, a path of knowledge, practices and activism.
The master's degree in agroecology is open to students from different backgrounds, and we have learned a lot from each other thanks to our very diverse backgrounds. I really liked the combination of human sciences courses in sociology and agronomic sciences, that's what I was looking for, this mix of technical sciences and human sciences.
I chose Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech because I wanted to study in Belgium but also for the ease of access to studies: a university education specialized in agroecology without an engineering degree!
Capucine
I chose the master's degree in agroecology to mobilize my knowledge in environmental and wildlife biology while linking it to agricultural issues.
During this master's degree, my objective was to participate in the changes of agricultural systems, a model on a human scale, respectful of biodiversity and concerned with preserving real soil fertility.
Memories of student life
Clara:
My life in Ghent was disrupted and erased by the health crisis! Nevertheless, this crisis had its good sides... a very rich roommate life, very strong encounters and friendships, a very important reassuring and nourishing environment
Clara is the author of this drawing. To realize it, she collaborated with Capucine.
Together, they share their vision of the master in agroecology.
The illustration created to represent the master's degree in agroecology shows the desire for research into agroecological transition in order to change today's agriculture. The idea is to put forward the crisis that farmers are facing, who are facing great difficulties, battered by the environmental, social and economic crises that affect them directly. To survive they have to make choices. Agroecology proposes solutions to increase the resilience of farms
Agroecological agriculture (shown on the right side of the image) emphasizes the importance of fostering natural and cultivated biodiversity.The livingsoil in the foreground is of paramount importance: it is the substrate of a healthy and rich agriculture, its qualities and fertility are fundamental. Recognize the soil as one of the pillars of agroecology, be interested in the organisms that it shelters and that transform it
Trees are a second pillar of agroecology, they are also essential guarantors of the fertility of agroecosystems, they store carbon, produce wood, fruits, micro-habitats, fodder for animals
The place of women is valued in the drawing and should be today in agricultural transitions
Two students learn from a woman farmer who shares her work, her hands in the earth. This image symbolizes the importance of recreating links with those who hold the keys to transitions. It also symbolizes the importance for future agro-ecologists to confront the reality of agriculture: interviews and visits to farmers are part of the master's program.
This drawing tries to make people think about the need for transitions in our agricultural landscapes. It highlights the agro-ecological values that give an essential place to the well-being of humans and animals in diversified landscapes, to the sharing of knowledge, to biodiversity and to the fertility of our agro-ecosystems.
