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Why more women are becoming organic farmers in Poland | Focus on Europe

May 16, 2026 5 min
organic farmingagroecologypoland agriculturesustainable development
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This video examines the growing trend of women participating in organic agriculture in Poland, led by initiatives like the Grzybow Ecological Folk High School.

As Poland's conventional agricultural sector moves toward large-scale monocultures, a counter-movement promoting sustainable practices is gaining traction. The Grzybow Ecological Folk High School, the only institution of its kind in Poland, provides intensive training in agroecology and direct marketing techniques to students, with a notably high enrollment of women. This program emphasizes soil health, biodiversity, and small-scale, sustainable farming to empower a new generation of farmers against the dominance of industrial agriculture.

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