Schools are bursting with ideas ready to bloom.
With “Food Heroes Wanted!”, the Foundation’s call for projects, Belgian schools can turn their ideas into reality with a little financial boost.
This year, 74 schools got involved. Stay tuned for the next call.
The HERA Awards annually recognize master’s theses and dissertations that adopt a systemic approach to sustainable development, organized by the Fondation pour les Générations Futures. This year, the HERA Award Sustainable Food Systems recognized:
Lola Keppenne
Geographical Indications & Brazilian cocoa agroforestry (UCLouvain)
Andreita Faïda Mbuluku
Reinventing the Kinshasa table (UCLouvain)
Juliette Ozer
From food insecurity to food violence (ULB)
A school that trains the organic farmers of tomorrow. Through its training programs, courses, and tailored guidance, it helps those who want to commit to a forward-looking agriculture in Flanders. For over 35 years, it has been the go-to reference for anyone looking to make the leap into professional organic farming.
A research project initiated by ILVO, aiming to make walnut cultivation in Flanders both economically viable and ecologically sustainable, while supporting farmers who wish to diversify their production
Innovative research on seaweed as a food resource and regenerative agricultural input.
Top 50 Farmers is a farmer-first accelerator program designed to empower, connect, and elevate regenerative farmers across Europe.
A PhD aimed at mapping, assessing, and generating data on regenerative agriculture in Europe, in order to support the large-scale development of sustainable, circular agricultural practices that are respectful of human and planetary health.