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Inspirational ideas: Future Farmers in the Spotlight
Future Farmers in the Spotlight is an initiative that aims to inspire and encourage the next generation of sustainable farmers. It shares inspiring stories about young farmers who have – despite the many difficulties – managed to set up farming initiatives which are innovative, viable and sustainable!
European Union
2017 - Eip AGRI
Case study
Research for Agri Committee – Structural Change in EU Farming: How can the CAP Support a 21st Century European Model of Agriculture?
A recent publication by the European Parliament’s Think Tank examines structural change in EU farming, seeking to answer the question “How can the CAP support a 21st century European model of agriculture?”.
The study explores farm structural change separately in Western and in Central and Eastern Europe, and goes on to...
European Union
2017 - European Parliament
Video
Drawing inspiration from French co-operation
Members of an Irish discussion group recently travelled to France to study the way farmers co-operate and pool resources there.
European Union
2017 - Irish Farmers Journal
Journal
Supporting Rural Business.
This edition of the EAFRD Projects Brochure is on the theme of ‘Supporting Rural Business’. The title reflects an interpretation that focuses not only on supporting individual rural businesses, but on helping to create the kind of enabling environment that can allow businesses to be set up, to develop and...
European Union
2017 - The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
Report
Agri-environment schemes: impacts on the agricultural environment
Environmental protection and human food security co-exist in a critical balance, one that is often difficult to get right. The pressures of population rise, farming intensification, and loss of habitats and species mean that protections afforded under the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy are pivotal to the conservation of agri-ecology. In...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Website
School Farm Community Supported Agriculture
Community supported agriculture (CSA) is a partnership between farmers and the local community, where the responsibilities, risks and rewards of farming are shared. Benefits are enjoyed by all sides: farmers for instance can receive a more stable and secure income and closer connection with their community, and consumer members can...
European Union
2017 - School Farm Community Supported Agriculture
Blog article
European Rural Sustainability Gathering 2017
Forum Synergies’ rural sustainability gatherings are a lively exchange of practical knowledge and experiences between local actors, social organizations and policy makers from across Europe. During this three-day meetings we bring together people from all walks of life to learn on the spot from each other about sustainable practices in...
European Union
2017 - ARC2020 Agricultural & Rural Convention
Blog article
Agri-environment measures
Agri-environment measures provide payments to farmers who subscribe, on a voluntary basis, to environmental commitments related to the preservation of the environment and maintaining the countryside.
Agri-environment measures are a key element for the integration of environmental concerns into the Common Agricultural Policy. They are designed to encourage farmers to protect...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Event
European Rural Youth Forum
The European Rural Youth Forum (ERYF) is a non-profit international NGO designed to provide a platform for young people from rural areas to discuss issues that are crucial to their countries and region. These topics are addressed during an annual summer university (7-10 days), which is held in a different...
Germany
2017
Report
Gender in agriculture and rural development
Agriculture is one of the most widespread activities in the world and has a crucial role in food production, environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment and food security. Agriculture is not uniform throughout, there are different elements.
From a gender point of view, there are significant gaps between women and men....
European Union
2017 - EIGE
Report
The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed
2016 Report
The RASFF was put in place to provide food and feed control authorities with an effective tool to exchange information about measures taken responding to serious risks detected in relation to food or feed. This exchange of information helps Member States to act more rapidly and in a coordinated manner...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Audio
Acheter local, bio et de saison : un acte politique
Comment court-circuiter le modèle classique de distribution alimentaire ? En implantant des circuits courts, répondent les citoyens et les paysans convaincus de la portée politique que représente l’acte de manger.
Échange entre Aimée Serve-Gorce, arboricultrice bio, Marion Tournand-Ponson, d’AlterConso, Thibaut Duez, de l’épicerie lyonnaise De l’autre côté de la rue, Geneviève...
France
2017
Event
Food integrity in the food chain: How can the animal production sector contribute?
The demand, consumption patterns, consumers’ engagement and perceptions of food are changing and diversifying. A growing part of consumers become more interested in how their food is grown, processed and brought to market. The consumption of meat and dairy products per capita is decreasing in most European countries, with differences according to...
Estonia
2017
Statement
EAFRD - 10th October 2017, Paris, France
Introductory Speech at 3rd EU Fi-compass Conference on Financial Instruments for Agriculture and Rural Development
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Video
The Happy Pear Living Foods Farm
Darragh Flynn (27) started the Happy Pear Living Foods Farm 4 years ago in 2009. He now grows wheatgrass and many different types of sprouts, like beans, sunflower, chickpeas, alfafa, leaks, etc. Darragh delivers all over Ireland and shows us that even without land, it is possible to set up...
Ireland
2017 - Future Farmers in the Spotlight
Project
European Young Farmers: Building a Sustainable Sector
CEJA has officially launched the online survey “European Young Farmers: Building a sustainable sector” to hear young farmers’ opinions on farm sustainability to create a better future for young farmers across Europe.
The survey is open to all young farmers across Europe and aims to understand the needs of young farmers...
2017
Blog article
Farmers will benefit from simplified rules, more flexibility for EU countries
More flexibility to European Union (EU) countries to support young farmers, more ecological focus areas, more support for farmers facing income losses – these were just some of the proposed improvements to EU agri-food policy agreed by EU member states on 16 October 2017. The changes to the four main regulations governing...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Newsletter
Country Side - Access and use of farmland
Agricultural land is a precious good and a special asset. It is essential for food, feed and energy production, and the delivery of public goods. It remains a matter within the competency of each Member State of the European Union on a national level. Yet, the acquisition of farmland and...
European Union
2017 - European Land Owners
Newsletter
News from the Deck – May 2017
The newsletter of May 2017 includes:
Latest report by the European Court of Auditors confirms lack of transparency in the allocation of fishing opportunities
LIFE members from Finland, France, Denmark and LIFE staff as ambassadors of European small-scale fisheries at the event organized by Slow Food in Genoa (Italy)
Other news from around...
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Report
European Young Farmers: Building a Sustainable Sector
Survey
The report outlines the results of an EU-wide survey among young farmers carried out by CEJA and DeLaval in all Member States. Based on a questionnaire, the objective was to discover the opinion of young farmers in relation to the sustainability of the agricultural sector, together with the challenges they...
Ethiopia
2017 - CEJA
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