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Magazine article
Key drivers of change in global food security
Food security has been directly associated with hunger, poverty and humanitarian aspects. Somehow, this has generated a conceptual divide between undernourished and nourished people whose problems have been addressed as independent from one another. Similarly, the tools and instruments used to tackle food insecurity problems have failed to adopt a...
2015 - European Commission
Video
"Proud to be Lucan," Organic Farm Vignola
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2015 - reterurale
Magazine article
The vision: Global Food Security 2030
By examining and agreeing upon the key drivers of change a vision was developed for global food security by 2030. The key challenges to actually reaching this vision were then defined. This, in turn, led to the identification of priority areas that could guide policy-makers in the design and implementation...
2015 - European Commission
Journal article
Farming and food are “big business” in the EU
On the one hand, agriculture itself is restructuring and slowly taking a lower share of total employment in the EU – as new knowledge and smart techniques make farm workers more productive, and as older farmers retire. On the other hand, almost 11 million farms still provide work for roughly...
2015 - European Union
Video
"Free", Paolo Maria Mosca Farm
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2015 - reterurale
Magazine article
Inspiration from the Fields: Acquiring Access to Land
In the light of competing land uses, increasing concentration in land ownership, rising land prices, and land abandonment, access to agricultural land is gaining importance in Europe. In many European countries farmer or community led initiatives have been developing to ensure organic farmers have access to land. The European Network...
2015 - IFOAM EU Group
Magazine article
The vision: Global Food Security 2030
By examining and agreeing upon the key drivers of change a vision was developed for global food security by 2030. The key challenges to actually reaching this vision were then defined. This, in turn, led to the identification of priority areas that could guide policy-makers in the design and implementation...
2015 - European Commission
Fact sheet
Factsheet on the national rural development programme 2014- 2020 for Italy
The National Rural Development Programme (NRDP) Italy, outlining the priorities for Italy for the use of approximately 2.14 billion EUR of public expenditure (963 million EUR from the EU budget and 1.17 billion EUR of national co-financing) for the period from 2014- 2020, was formally adopted by the European Commission...
Italy
2015
Video
"The farm of a thousand stories" The Old Homestead
Documentaries on the Best Practices in Rural Development carried out by young farmers that have been granted support under EU Rural development policies.
Italy
2015 - reterurale
Magazine article
Potential Risks & Opportunities for the Organic Sector
What Might the Future Look Like? Scenarios To 2030
A scenario describes a set of events that might reasonably take place. Scenarios can be considered as hypothetical images of the future, which describe the functioning of a system under different conditions with a certain degree of uncertainty. While predetermined trends are reflected in all scenarios in the same predictable...
2015 - IFOAM EU Group
Blog article
Démarrage de la phase II du programme d'appui à l'initiative ENPARD
Comme à son lancement en 2011, l’objectif central de cette initiative demeure le renforcement du partenariat entre l’Union Européenne et les voisins du Sud et de l’Est de la Méditerranée qui le souhaitent en matière de politiques agricoles et rurales. Plus spécifiquement, l’initiative ENPARD vise à accompagner la formulation et...
2015 - Programme Européen de Voisinage pour l'Agriculture et le Développement Rural (ENPARD)
Article
Agricultural land in Europe
Natural resources are scarce and their preservation is a prerequisite for ensuring prosperity in the long-term. This basic fact applies even to land – it is a finite resource that cannot be imported or reproduced. The state of land in Europe is mixed. Semi-natural vegetation and wetlands, as well as...
2015 - European Union
Fact sheet
Short-Term Outlook for EU arable crops, dairy and meat markets in 2015 and 2016.
This publication presents the short term outlook for the arable crops, meat and dairy markets in the EU for 2014-2016. The report is based on analysis of market experts within the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission. Information and data available until 15 September 2015 have...
2015 - European Commission
Magazine article
Policy positioning on global food security
Food security has become one of the international development agenda’s top priorities, enjoying a particular boost after the 1996 World Food Summit, the setting of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2000, and even more so after the 2007-2008 world food-price crisis, signalling the need for a stronger food security...
2015 - European Commission
Newsletter
10th annual convoy carries 30 tonnes of food across Budapest
With the new international target of 2030 for eliminating human hunger on Earth, three organizations in Hungary have come together to promote effective solutions to malnutrition and food insecurity.
Once again this year, the Hungarian Foodbank Associationhas partnered with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to produce today’s food truck...
Hungary
2015 - FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia
Journal article
ASSESSING THE CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE IN THE NORTH-EAST REGION OF ROMANIA
The paper analyses the development of organic agriculture in the NorthEast Development Region of Romania, particularly during the current economic crisis. The organic agriculture sector represents a relatively new area of interest for farmers in Romania, as the first signs of organisation and utilisation of land and livestock according to...
Romania
2015 - ocial and Economic Institute "GH Zane" ROMANIAN ACADEMY, IASI Branch
Conference/Meeting
Pilot Project Exchange Programme for Young Farmers
At this conference, the preliminary results of the Pilot Project "Exchange programme for young farmers", proposed by the European Parliament and supported by the European Commission, were presented. For this study, some 2,205 young farmers (max 40 years old) had been interviewed.
2015 - European Commission
Conference/Meeting
2024 prospects for EU agricultural markets
The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development presented its latest projections for crop, milk and meat markets in the EU for the next ten years.
Leading experts from international organisations also presented their views.
The conference concluded with a panel discussion involving representatives from OECD, FAO, USDA and the European...
Belgium
2015 - The European Commission's Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development
Policy brief/paper
"Enjoy, it's from Europe": Over €100 million to promote European agriculture in 2016
"Enjoy, it's from Europe": the new promotion policy adopted by the European Commission will help the sector's professionals break into or consolidate international markets and make European consumers more aware of the efforts made by European farmers. To achieve this goal, the Commission will make more resources available, will increase...
2015 - European Commission
Book
Taste Book
Explore the taste of Europe
Europe's diverse mix of cultures, traditions and climate has given rise to a unique range of produce which span across all food groups. From meat to fruit and herbs to wine, there are thousands of products we are proud to call our own. Techniques can often be traced back over...
European Union
2015 - European Union
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