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Organic Research Centre Newsletter June 2023
The Organic Research Centre is a leading, independent, research charity working for better farming, food and health, promoting environmental sustainability, quality food and health and wellbeing for all. We work in the UK and internationally to: research and develop practical, sustainable land management and food production systems based on organic...
European Union
2023 - Organic Research Centre
Website
Thematic Group (TG) on Strengthening the Position of Farmers in the Organic Supply Chain
There is broad consensus on the key role of organic production and consumption in the transition to a sustainable food system, with the Farm to Fork Strategy including the objective of ‘at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 and a significant increase in organic aquaculture'. To achieve this target and to help...
European Union
2023 - ENRD
Report
Action plan on nutrition Seventh progress report April 2021 – March 2022
With the new programming cycle for 2021-2027 now under implementation, the seventh progress report provides an opportunity for closure with respect to the EU’s ambitious 2013 pledge to allocate EUR 3.5 billion to nutrition between 2014 and 2020. The annual resource tracking exercise presented here confirms that by 2020 the...
2023 - Directorate-General for International Partnerships (European Commission)
Blog article
Un agricultor ‘regenerativo’ aragonés que cuida los suelos
La agricultura siempre ha mirado más a las plantas que a sus raíces, más al verde que a los suelos. Pero la agricultura regenerativa se ha fijado precisamente en las tierras donde cultivamos, con el objetivo de mejorar la salud del suelo, aumentar la biodiversidad y mejorar la disponibilidad y...
Spain
2023 - Regeneration International
Event
Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures in Europe – experiences from ALL-Ready & AE4EU
ALL-Ready and AE4EU jointly host their final project conference at the European Committee of the Regions in Brussels on 27 September 2023.
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The one-day conference will shed light on how the two projects paved the way for a European Network of Living Labs and Research Infrastructures. Both projects will feature...
European Union
2023 - ALL-Ready and AE4EU
Blog article
Public hearing: The importance of fisheries and aquaculture for rural areas
On Wednesday, 20 September 2023, the Committee on Fisheries held a public hearing entitled "The importance of fisheries and aquaculture for rural areas". The objective of this hearing is to listen to various stakeholders on what is important to them when it comes to fisheries and aquaculture in rural areas.
Fisheries...
2023 - European Parliament
Blog article
German government takes first step towards more organic farming
Germany’s agriculture ministry is pushing for more organic food in canteens and restaurants in a first step towards achieving the coalition’s 2030 goal of ensuring 30% of arable land is dedicated to organic farming.
At the end of 2021, Germany’s government coalition agreed that organic farming should account for 30% of arable land...
Germany
2023 - Euractiv
Journal article
Transition to legume-supported farming in Europe through redesigning cropping systems
Legume-supported cropping systems affect environmental, production, and economic impacts. In Europe, legume production is still marginal with grain legumes covering less than 3% of arable land. A transition towards legume-supported systems could contribute to a higher level of protein self-sufficiency and lower environmental impacts of agriculture. Suitable approaches for designing...
2023 - Agronomy for Sustainable Development
Journal article
Sustainability awareness in the Portuguese wine industry: a grounded theory approach
In order to bridge the knowledge-gap between sustainability awareness and the old world winegrowing culture, this research explores and analyses perceptions of key individuals in Portuguese wine industry regarding sustainability issues, uncovering intercultural trends, expectations and tensions. A grounded theory approach was used on collected nationwide data from semi-structured interviews...
Portugal
2023 - International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability
Practices
Grafting tomato to increase seed production (BRESOV Practice Abstract)
Grafting of tomatoes has the potential to increase tomato seed production under organic conditions. Grafting means to combine the positive characteristics of a rootstock (e.g., increased vigour, resistances to soil-borne diseases) with the positive characteristics (e.g., fruit quality, taste) of the upper part of the plant (scion). We compared the...
2023 - Euroseeds
Video
Rootstock and variety selection in organic fruit production
In this video, Gilles Libourel from GRAB describes the challenges with rootstocks. Julia Frézel explains the criteria for choosing fruit varieties at Ferme de la Durette.
2023 - GRAB - Groupe de Recherche en Agriculture Biologique
Website
EU Rural Vision
A vibrant tapestry of life and landscapes, Europe’s rural areas provide us with our food, homes, jobs, and essential ecosystems services.
To ensure that rural areas can continue to play these essential roles, a European Commission communication sets out a long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas up to 2040. It identifies...
European Union
2023 - European Commission
Report
RISE-ATTER Autumn School 2022 (RAAS) ‘Ways of Knowing for Agroecological Transitions’
3 - 10 October 2022 at Monkton Wyld, UK REPOR
As part of the RISE ATTER project, consortium partners co-designed and delivered a 7-day event at Monkton Wyld Court in Dorset, UK. This is the first of three summer/autumn schools planned to take place over the course of the ATTER project. The main objective of this week-long collective space was...
European Union
2023 - ATTER (Agroecological Transition of TERritorial food systems)
Report
Biodiversity in action
Both climate change and biodiversity loss have distorting social and economic impacts on development and cause severe risks for food security, nutrition and livelihoods among rural populations in Europe and Central Asia, most of whom depend directly or indirectly on the agricultural sector. The mutually reinforcing and complex nature of...
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Newsletter
Ifoam Organics Europe - March 2023 Newsletter
The IFOAM Organics Europe team is closely monitoring the many legislative initiatives being launched as part of the Farm to Fork strategy. We are committed to providing political and technical input on behalf of the organic sector and movement. The feedback, the experience and knowledge of our members are key...
2023 - IFOAM Organics Europe
Video
Sooty mold – Control strategies for organic fruit growing
Several pathogens are associated with sooty mold, which varies from season to season. Dark spots appear on the surface as a result of the damage. During storage the spots can increase in size. In this video, we show you the control strategies that are used in organic apple cultivation against...
2023 - BIOFRUITNET
Article
Overcoming barriers to crop diversification uptake in Europe: A mini review
Crop diversification (CD) encompasses practices such as extending crop rotation, cover cropping and intercropping practices, and growing minor crops. It has attracted increasing interest because it can produce both private benefits for farmers, including improved crop and soil health, and reduced inputs, and public goods for society, including greater biodiversity,...
2023 - Front. Sustain. Food Syst.
Blog article
Rural Realities | Testing Grounds for Wellbeing
Faced with changes in society, climate and geopolitics, we are all vulnerable. This vulnerability calls for ongoing adaptation, questioning of how we work and how we live. For rural territories, quality of life is a lever for development. Rural society is imagining new ways of functioning, in which every person...
European Union
2023 - ARC2020
Practices
Guidelines for growing organic apple and pear
In addition to the guidelines, there are links to videos from Danish organic orchards. Rules and regulations regarding fertilizer and plant protection are subject to change, and recommendations in the guidelines should be ascertained within the rules before applying. The guidelines are targeted at organic orchard owners, but private gardeners...
Djibouti
2023 - Økologisk VKST https://vkst.dk/oekologi/
Case study
Foresight: European Chemical Pesticide-Free Agriculture in 2050
The impacts of chemical pesticides on the environment, including biodiversity, water, air and soil, and on human health, have become a major concern for civil society and consumers. They are also a major issue for the sustainability of agricultural systems. Recently, the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity European strategies set...
2023 - INRA
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