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‘Local’ Level Analysis of FNS Pathways in the UK.
The purpose of this report is to provide insights into local transition pathways in the European food and nutrition security (FNS) landscape and will feed into the WP6 synthesis focused on the heterogeneity of FNS transition pathways. This report sets out to explore FNS pathways in UK with a focus...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Cardiff University
Artículo de blog
Farm profile: slow grown chickens at fosse meadows
Over the last few months I’ve been out and about with my camera profiling some of the small independent farmers and foodmakers who supply Farmdrop – a local food business on a mission to fix the food chain. In the first of the series I meet chicken farmers Nick Ball...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Indie Farmer
Vídeo
Meat from the moors: What is the future of upland sheep farming?
What is it really like to farm sheep in a far-flung corner of the English moors? This film is about Matthew Trevelyan, a young upland farmer on the North York Moors. Matthew Trevelyan took over the running of Hill Top Farm, near Spaunton, from his father several years ago and...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Sustainable Food Trust
Vídeo
Rediscovering British Pulses
The Sustainable Food Trust went to visit Hodmedod’s lentil field trials and their warehouse to find out more about the potential of British-grown pulses and their role in sustainable farming. Hodmedod’s is a unique British business pioneering the revival of local pulses.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Sustainable Food Trust
Libro
Policy Analysis Paper: Policy Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services With a Focus on Pollination
This publication addresses the need to strengthen the interface between the scientific community, knowledge-holders and policymakers, and build capacity for and strengthen the use of science and knowledge in policymaking on the topic of ecosystem services. With respect to the ecosystem service of pollination, FAO developed a protocol to identify...
Brazil - Ghana - Kenya - Nepal - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - United States of America - Uzbekistan
2016 - FAO
Acto
What Future for our Farming Systems?
Environmental Challenges and Integrated Solutions
This conference will seek to encourage debate on the benefits to be gained from more sustainable resource use and greater integration of different land uses on lowland and upland farming systems. It will present the best possible scientific understanding of the complexities associated with how best to achieve such an...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Scotland’s Rural College
Sitio web
Last Transhumance
Last transhumance describes in photography and film the extinction of a millennial way of life. Last Transhumance is an artistic, ethnographic and sociological project totalling 8 years, 6 countries, more than 50,000 km travelled, 100,000 photos, 70 hours of footage and 100 hours audio recordings.
Albania - Greece - Italy - Romania - Türkiye - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016
Documento/nota de orientación
Bass Management Measures 2017
Recommendations from LIFE
Meeting in Lille, France, over two days (19-20/09/2016) member organisations from the Netherlands, France and the UK representing small scale fishers reliant on Bass, discussed and agreed a LIFE position for transmission to the European Commission and Member States.
France - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Estudio de caso
Improving feed intake in cows, sheep and goats
My farm is Berkeley Farm Dairy, Wroughton, Wiltshire, UK. I farm with my husband, Nick and son, Edward. We converted to organic farming in 1997. We have 140 Guernsey cows and process our own milk. We supply an organic box company and local shops and restaurants with milk, cream and...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - EIP-AGRI
Proyecto
Kedar cheese
TE Lochhead and sons are a traditional dairy producer who in 2001, saw their herd of cattle wiped out by the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in southern Scotland. Rather than simply replace the herd, Gavin Lochhead and his family looked into opportunities to differentiate from other farmers.
The farmer...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ENRD)
Artículo
Why family farms must be protected
A recent open meeting of the Family Farmers’ Association(FFA), held at Westminster, brought together a core group of individuals, organisations and policymakers to discuss ways to support and protect smaller farms.
With the UK rapidly losing its traditional farming culture, groups like the FFA and the Land Workers Alliance (LWA) see protecting smaller...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - The Sustainable Food Trust
Miscelánea
Families – The Entrepreneurs of the Countryside
This brochure presents eight case studies showcasing the role of European farming families as resilient, rural entrepreneurs in the context of the UN International year of Family Farming (IYFF) (2014). It is clear within the IYFF that family farming as a global political objective refers to a sub-set of family-owned...
France - Germany - Hungary - Ireland - Poland - Spain - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 - European Land Owners
Estudio de caso
Making Local Food Work
Making Local Food Work began life in 2007 to help people to take ownership of their food and where it comes from by supporting a range of community food enterprises across England.
Handmade Bakery Making Local Food Work, led by Plunkett Foundation, pooled the expertise of six partner organisations - Co-operatives...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 - Making Local Food Work
Artículo
If our small farms are allowed to wither, the whole nation will suffer
Conservationists tell us about the extinction of wildlife, but there is another more insidious extinction going on right now – the disappearance of traditional dairy farmers, who have supplied our nation’s milk for generations. As each demoralised farmer quietly gives up and goes out of milk – and there are...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 - Sustainable Food Trust
Estudio de caso
Building carbon in farm soils
Carbon-conscious farmers in the UK work with nature not against it, concerned about the health of their soils for future generations. They use principles of ‘feeding the soil not the plant’, understanding and encouraging soil biology, and harvesting sunlight to maximum effect. These farmers understand that we must repair damaged...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 - ILEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Conferencia/Reunión
G20 Agriculture Ministers Meeting
G20 Members (Turkey, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Indıa, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and the EU) represent 85% of the world’s economy, 70% of the global agricultural economy and the two thirds of...
Argentina - Australia - Brazil - Canada - China - France - Germany - India - Indonesia - Italy - Japan - Mexico - Republic of Korea - Russian Federation - Saudi Arabia - South Africa - Türkiye - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - United States of America
2015
Artículo
Integration key for Scotland’s hills farms
More than 70 per cent of Scotland’s land area consists of hills and mountains or has vegetation with upland characteristics. Our mountains, moors, hills and heaths extend from near sea level in the north and west to the highest mountain tops across Scotland.
So don’t just imagine the jagged peaks of...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015
Artículo de blog
What future for farming in Scotland's mountains?
More than 70 per cent of Scotland’s land area consists of hills and mountains or has vegetation with upland characteristics. Our mountains, moors, hills and heaths extend from near sea level in the north and west to the highest mountain tops across Scotland.
Farming in the uplands varies markedly from place...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015
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Pilot project: Exchange programmes for young farmers
The analysis of survey responses shows that young farmers have different expectations and needs, depending on the region in which they live, the agricultural sector in which they work (intensive, extensive), their level of education, their relation to the farm (owner of the farm or not) etc. This study revealed...
Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czechia - Estonia - European Union - Finland - France - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Ireland - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Malta - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Slovakia - Slovenia - Sri Lanka - Sweden - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 - European Commission
Conferencia/Reunión
The future of food – the future of biodiversity?
A major symposium on the the global impacts of UK food consumption. Food for humans and conservation are in conflict. The challenge for humanity is how is to produce more food for more people on less land and with less environmental impact. Feeding people should not come at the expense...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2015 - ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
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