Farmers on Europe’s islands work at the edge of the weather. Storms, droughts and long wet seasons now arrive more often and with less warning, and every load of fodder, feed or spare parts depends on a ferry. Momentum Educate + Innovate is a partner in Salt & Soil, an Erasmus+ project that helps island farmers plan for extreme weather before it hits.
Salt & Soil makes extreme weather preparedness a recognised part of vocational training for farmers. It covers farm-level planning, anticipating risk and making sound decisions under pressure. The project focuses on agricultural systems that are geographically isolated, where losses of livestock, crops, fodder and infrastructure hit hardest and recovery takes longest.
Working with island farmers and training providers, the partners will co-design an Extreme Weather Skills Framework, seven continuing vocational training units and a Farm-Level Preparedness Plan Template. These will be tested through pilot training in Iceland, Ireland and the Canary Islands, alongside a European online cohort, before being shared across the EU.
