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STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL FARMS
This document presents final data related to the structure of agricultural holdings in Croatia in 2013.
Croatia
2014 - Croatian Bureau of Statistics
Conference/Meeting
Focus Group Short Food Supply Chain Management
Development of (the many forms of) short food supply chains (SFCs) is one of the approaches of the Common Agricultural Policy to improve competitiveness. There are many different types of SFCs, ranging from direct selling on the farm, farmers’ markets, community supported agriculture, collective direct selling etc. to food chains...
2014 - Agriculture&Innovation
Project
Farm Enterprise Competition
A ‘Farm Enterprise’ Competition from Wales in the UK is a good example of an EAFRD-funded project that both identifies and raises awareness about agribusiness innovations. The competition specifically explored knowledge development and transfer in sheep farming for young farmers.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2014
Conference/Meeting
Connecting Research and Practice in Agriculture and Rural Areas
On 14 January 2014, DG AGRI and the EIP-AGRI Service Point organised a workshop, which focussed on the practical aspects of the Horizon 2020 calls for multi-actor projects and thematic networks related to agriculture and forestry. The workshop was kicked off by DG AGRI director Jose Sousa Uva who gave...
Belgium
2014 - Agriculture&Innovation
Fact sheet
UNITED KINGDOM - Common Agricultural Policy
During the next 7 years, the new CAP is going to invest almost EUR 28 billion in the UK farming sector and rural areas. Among the key political priorities defined at European level are jobs, sustainability, modernizations, innovation and quality. In parallel, flexibility is given to the UK to adapt...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2014 - European Commission
Report
The effectiveness of advisory services in responding to demands of diverse types of small-scale farmers
The role of advisory services for the new established and semi subsistence farmers in Bulgaria
The small-scale farms are the main group that is of importance for the development of the agriculture and rural areas in Bulgaria. This is a family type business and almost the entire required employment power is provided by the family members of the farmers. On average, only one family member...
Bulgaria
2014 - Agricultural University Plovdiv
Report
New small-scale farmers in the small fruits sector in Portugal
The main aim of the report is to provide a comprehensive description of the effectiveness of advisory services for small-scale farmers, providing a picture of the services from the perspective of the farmers and some key advisors. In Portugal the case study focused on new small-scale farmers in small fruit...
Portugal
2014 - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
Report
Agritourism farm in the Carpathian Mountains of Poland
A dynamically developing economy requires significant trial and adjustment to the changing economic mechanisms from all participants in the market. In the case of rural areas, multifunctional development is one methods of economic stimulation. In this multifunctional development, significant participation by farmers in rural tourism activities is an alternative of...
Poland
2014 - University of Agriculture in Krakow
Policy brief/paper
International Young Farmers’ Manifesto
“To make family farming a solution for the future”
While family farmers comprise 40% of the world's active working population, their livelihood is not given due recognition. Its socio-economic and legal recognition at both a national and international level is crucial to achieving world food security and halting the drastic decline in agriculture-related jobs. Such recognition constitutes the basis...
France
2014
Website
Rural development network - Croatia
This website caries all relevant informatio and documents in regards to the Rural development network of the Republic of Croatia.
Croatia
2014 - Rural development network, Croatia
Website
Family Farming website
The website about family farmers and their farms, begun in 2014 to show the diversity of family farmers ‘Feeding the World, Caring for the Earth‘ by a collection of first hand experiences (snapshots) as an educational resource for anywhere in the world. The concept of this comes from the International...
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2014 - Family farms.enviroed4all
Case study
Sub-urban food production systems in a Swiss agglomeration
The example of the milk supply chain in Bern
The growing number of local agriculture initiatives and their diversity reflects the population's need to reconnect with basic values and their raising concern about sustainability. Alternative forms of (sub-) urban agriculture, such as direct selling, basket delivery services and community-supported agriculture (CSA) are developing. Are these initiatives specific, regarding “resilience”...
Switzerland
2014 - Rethink
Manual
Organic farming - A guide on support opportunities for organic producers in Europe
Making agriculture greener, more efficient and fairer, this is the goal of the new CAP. It will be achieved by encouraging better use of natural resources to tackle climate change, safeguard biodiversity and by doubling funding for research, innovation and knowledge-sharing. From 2015 all Member States will have to use...
2014
Video
“New Success Factors” - The organic cave
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2014 - reterurale
Video
“New Success Factors” - A synergistic life
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2014 - reterurale
Report part
EU policies affecting the relationship between agriculture and the environment
Agriculture affects the environment in many different ways. Both in positive ways, farming systems generating semi-natural habitats with high levels of biodiversity and negative ways, e.g. farming systems that cause pollution, eutrophication and deterioration of habitats. In addition afforestation of agricultural lands can generate opportunities to create additional farm income...
2014 - European Commission
Website
Protection of indigenous agricultural products and foodstuffs
Important possibility for small family farmers is protection of their speciffic, indigenous agricultural products so they can obtain better recognition and market position. On this web page potential beneficiaries can find all relevant information about protection and labeling of their products.
Croatia - European Union
2014 - Ministry of agriculture
Report part
Defining ecologically valuable grasslands
The CAP aims to address (regulate, support) the totality of EU agricultural activity and agricultural land. Agricultural land must fall into one of only three categories named by the policy, i.e. permanent crops; arable and permanent pasture (permanent grassland in the definition proposed in the reformed CAP Regulations, see Section...
2014 - European Commission
Video
Agroecology: farmer's perspectives
The video outlines three case studies of farmers utilizing agroecological practices in their farming systems. It focuses on complex adaptive rice systems in the Easter part of the island of Java, Indonesia; on a large-scale farm in the Netherlands applying sustainable soil management practices; and on social aspects of agroecology...
Brazil - Indonesia - Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Video
“New Success Factors” - The organic cave
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
2014 - Rete Rurale Nazionale
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