Meet Ernst Götsch
Born in 1948 in Raperswilen, Switzerland, Ernst Götsch immigrated to Brazil in the early 1980s, settling on a farm in the cocoa-growing region of southern Bahia. Years earlier, Götsch had decided to abandon his research in genetic improvement at the state-owned FAP Zürich-Reckenholz (now Agroscope) after a disturbing realization:
“Wouldn't we achieve better results if we sought cultivation methods that provide favorable conditions for the good development of plants, instead of creating genotypes that withstand the mistreatment to which we subject them?” Ernst Götsch in Agenda Götsch
Götsch Experience Vale da Esteva 2025
5 days
- Limited to 14 participants
- Full-day activities 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Lunches and snacks
- Celebration lunch on October 25th
- Ticket for the Lecture on October 25th
- Certificate of Participation
Götsch Experience Vale da Esteva 2025
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Training in Syntropic Agriculture with Ernst Götsch
Join Ernst Götsch at the Götsch Experience 2025 in the Esteva Valley. A week of hands-on training in syntropic agriculture, ecological regeneration, and agroforestry.
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