Felipe González de Canales

Felipe González de Canales is one of the founders of the system of agriculture schools and rural development centers called Escuelas Familiares Agrarias (Agrarian Family Schools) which has 30 schools in Spain and has influenced 68 other agricultural schools in other parts of the world, including 14 in Peru, 9 in Argentina and 6 in the Philippines.

The Escuelas Familiares Agrarias was founded by Felipe González de Canales together with Jose Herreros.

Gonzalez is also the President of the Federacion de Instituto del Desarollo Comunitario (Federation of the Institute of Community Development). He is also the Secretary-General of the Red Estatal de Desarollo Rural (Statewide Network for Rural Development) or Reder.

He is also the founder of the farmers trade union Jóvenes Agricultores (Young Farmers) and of the Unión Sindical Obrera (Workers Trade Union), with José Luis Fernández Santillana.

The Spanish schools have 40,000 alumni, and presently have 3,000 students.

To describe the foundation and development of the schools, Gonzalez co-wrote the book, Roturar y sembrar, published by Rialp on the fortieth anniversary of the agrarian schools.

Publications and conferences

Roturar y sembrar, a history of the EFAs, written by Felipe Gonzalez de Canales
El futuro del mundo rural en una sociedad comprometida y con proyecto - sponsored by the Universidad Internacional Menendez Pelayo.
El Punto de Vista de los Grupos de Desarrollo Rural

References

'Roturar y sembrar' hace historia de las Escuelas Familiares Agrarias -article in Ediciones Digitales Hoy.
Catholic.net article
History of the Escuelas Familiares Agrarias
Una Siembra Fecunda - a story of the EFAs
Roturar y sembrar, a history of the EFAs, written by Felipe Gonzalez de Canales
Los desafíos del siglo XXI y sus repercusiones de futuro en el mundo rural - conference delivered by Felipe Gonzalez de Canales
Red Estatal de Desarollo Rural (Reder)
EFA: Formacion con raices profundas

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