New curricula and teaching programmes on sustainable agriculture for advancing the skills of agricultural operators.

In the present paper, the main results achieved so far by the European Project: “Skills Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture - SAGRI” are presented. SAGRI is a project financed by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission aimed to give a decisive answer to the request of better trained farmers, agricultural workers and extension staff, thanks to structuring specific courses aimed to increase their knowledge, competence and skills in the field of agro-environmental technology for sustainable agriculture. Through the institution of suitable concerted and standardized study curricula and relevant teaching programmes specialized into the most recent developments of science and technology, the SAGRI Project is aimed to increase the technological level for agricultural operators. The official certification of the SAGRI courses will make agricultural operators even more employable, thanks to an enhanced mobility across EU countries, since their own competences will be recognized under the framework of the SAGRI system.