Project properties
Title Mapping of management techniques and soil quality on La Junquera, Spain - Lighthouse Network
Group Farming Systems Ecology
Project type internship
Credits 24
Supervisor(s) Annemiek Pas Schrijver
Examiner(s) Blair van Pelt
Contact info Yanniek Schoonhoven yanniek@regeneration-academy.org;
Annemiek Pas Schrijver annemiek.schrijver@wur.nl
Begin date 2019/09/02
End date 2019/12/22
Description Objectives:
map the farm (using FarmDesign) and make a detailed visualization of the whole farm in which the different management techniques, crops, and soil types are shown. This map will be used and improved by the farmer and students on a yearly basis.

Activities:
Besides your internship project you will also participate in farm activities and the restoration of natural areas. You also participate in lectures and workshops to improve your knowledge on the local context of the farm as well as professional trainings to prepare for life after university.

Location: La Junquera, Murcia, Spain
https://www.regeneration-academy.org/rarp
https://lajunquera.com/

Relevant literature:
- A holistic framework for ecological restoration by people and business for next generations - Willem Ferwerda (link: https://commonland.com/en/file/download/176)
- Agroecology in the south of Spain: A governance perspective on the factors affecting the transition towards agro-ecological farming - master thesis Yanniek Schoonhoven (link: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ab92b6bee1759c394d230ed/t/5adf055c6d2a730adc02ac5d/1524565351387/Thesis+Y.M.+Schoonhoven+Agro-ecological+farming+in+the+south+of+Spain.pdf)

Cost: 700,- a month (you can apply for an Erasmus scholarship of 350,- a month. Costs include housing, transport, office space, coaching, workshops and trainings.
Used skills Mapping, FarmDesign, Farm activities, giving lectures, organizing workshops
Requirements Assumed knowledge/attitude on dryland farming systems, climate change, organic farming, soil qualities.
Language requirements: English, Spanish A2