Götsch Experience

Vale da Esteva 2025

October 22-26, 2025

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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


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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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  • What is the Götsch Experience?

    This is an intensive, hands-on training program with Ernst Götsch, focusing on the application of syntropic agriculture principles. It takes place in Vale da Esteva, an ecological regeneration project in the Tejo Internacional Natural Park in Portugal.

  • When and where does the event take place?

    From October 22 to 26, 2025, in Vale da Esteva, 11 km from Castelo Branco. Sessions will take place daily from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, with a lunch break at 12:30 pm.

  • What is the content of the training?

  • The program includes:
  • Day 22: Presentation of the property and analysis of Agroforestry 2023
  • Day 23: Observation and replanting of Agroforestry 2024
  • Day 24: Planting of arbutus and olive groves in regenerated areas
  • Day 25: Lecture by Ernst Götsch on syntropic agriculture and regeneration
  • Day 26: Continuation of planting in prepared areas. You can emphasize this text with bullets, italics or bold, and add links.