Cultivating Change: Women, Medicinal Plants and Green Innovation

Women farmers and cooperatives apply good agricultural practices to medicinal plants and produce value-added natural products through training and distillation

This project aims to promote organic farming practices through the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, with a particular focus on Helichrysum (Immortelle), a climate-resilient and high value-added crop aligned with the European Green Deal.

The project will be implemented in close cooperation with women farmers and women-led cooperatives, strengthening their role in sustainable agricultural production and rural entrepreneurship. Participants will gain practical skills in organic cultivation methods, harvesting techniques and basic distillation processes, enabling them to move beyond raw material production.

A key objective of the project is to transform medicinal and aromatic plants into value-added natural products, such as essential oils, hydrosols and simple natural cosmetic products. By linking agriculture with processing and innovation, the project seeks to create new income opportunities and diversify rural livelihoods.

Through capacity building, pilot applications and international knowledge exchange, the project aims to develop new employment pathways for women, support green innovation in rural areas and contribute to sustainable local value chains based on organic and environmentally friendly production models.

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from France, Italy, Croatia

Deadline for this partner request:

2026-02-28

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Project overview

Cultivating Change: Women, Medicinal Plants and Green Innovation is a project by
T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı - Bolu İl Tarım ve Orman Müdürlüğü

taking place
from 2026-09-01 till 2028-09-01

This project relates to:
Training and Networking, Strategic Partnerships

and is focusing on:

Entrepreneurship
Environment
Intercultural dialogue
Sustainable development
Unemployment/employability
Urban/rural development

This project can include young people with fewer opportunities like

Economic obstacles
Cultural differences
Geographical obstacles

The main target group of the project consists of women farmers and women-led cooperatives who are engaged in, or willing to engage in, the production and processing of medicinal and aromatic plants. Women living in rural areas who aim to improve their skills in value-added agricultural production are also included in the target group. Secondary target groups include trainers, technical staff, agricultural advisors, public institutions and non-governmental organisations working in the fields of agriculture and rural development. Local producer communities, young farmers and rural entrepreneurship stakeholders will benefit indirectly from the project results. The project requires technical, educational and practical support in the production of medicinal and aromatic plants under good agricultural practices and their transformation into value-added natural products.

Short URL to this project:

http://otlas-project.salto-youth.net/19156