Rethinking Weeds: European insights on the shift from conventional to agroecological weed management with Dr. Alexandros Tataridas, Agronomist and Weed Scientist, University of Caimbra, Portugal.

Are there alternatives to herbicides for weed management? What exactly is agroecological weed management? In this talk, Alexandros Tataridas will explore how weeds can be managed using agroecological principles. Drawing on insights and experiences from across Europe, he will present key findings from the European project Agroecology for Weeds – GOOD. This project brings together a network of 16 Living Labs in nine EU countries, working to reduce herbicide use by promoting sustainable, locally adapted weed management practices rooted in agroecology.

Alexandros Tataridas is an Invited Assistant Researcher at the Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE) at the University of Coimbra (UC) in Portugal. His work focuses on agroecology, the science-policy interface, sustainable crop production and food consumption, as well as agroecological weed management. He was awarded a Fulbright-Schuman Visiting Scholar grant to conduct research at the Institute for Agroecology at the University of Vermont, where he is contributing to transatlantic collaboration and bridges between the U.S. and the European Union in the fields of agroecology and agri-food systems. Dr. Tataridas is a consortium builder & proposal writer, also serving as the scientific project manager of the Horizon Europe project Agroecology for Weeds – GOOD.