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Artículo de boletín informativo
News from the Deck - May 2018
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe
European Union
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Artículo de blog
Inspirational ideas: "Semi-short" supply chain offers fair price for farmers
French association les Eleveurs de Saveurs Iséroises connects all partners in the food system
In 2009, livestock farmer Clément Guillaud from the Isère region in France saw his meat prices drop. Knowing he could no longer live on his current income, he knew he had to rethink his supply chain in an innovative way. He wanted to increase profit and reduce costs without compromising...
France
2018 - Eip Agri Agriculture & Innovation
Artículo de revista especializada
Impacts of climate on technical efficiency in the Hungarian arable sector
The aim of this study is to estimate the influence of climate factors on the technical efficiency of Hungarian arable farms. The technical efficiency of farms is affected by several factors such as the technology used, the relative factor abundance, the institutional reforms with the input and output market environment,...
Hungary
2018
Artículo de blog
The European Parliament adopted a new resolution on the specific needs of mountain areas
At the request of the RUMRA (Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas) intergroup, the European Parliament adopted on 3rd October 2018 a resolution on addressing the specific needs of rural, mountainous and remote areas.
The motion calls for coordination of EU policies to ensure the development of rural territories in order to...
European Union
2018 - Euromontana
Prácticas
Agroecological weed management for organic farmers
Agronomic practices and management decisions can have a significant impact on the type and number of weeds on a farm. Understanding this relationship can help organic producers manage weeds through avoidance, and various cultural management practices.
The most important steps of non-chemical weed management are prevention, diagnosis, and a number of...
Hungary
2018 - MÖGÉRT/AHOF Mogert.hu
Artículo de revista especializada
Efficiency of Polish organic and conventional farms
The main objective of this study is to compare the efficiencies of organic and conventional farms in Poland. As shown by the conducted analysis, acting in compliance with the essential production principles, organic farms practiced extensive farming which resulted in reduced efficiency of productive inputs. The efficiency of land and...
Poland
2018 - Studies in Agricultural Economics
Actas de conferencia
Proceedings of the XI European Mountain Convention
From 25 to 27 September 2018, nearly 200 mountain stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Vatra Dornei, Romania, to participate in the European Mountain Convention on “Cultural Heritage as an Engine for Creativity, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development of Mountain areas”, organised jointly by Euromontana and several Romanian organisations, including the Mountain Areas Agency and...
European Union
2018 - Euromontana
Artículo de blog
Regional meeting aims to improve social protection for rural Western Balkans
Social protection plays a crucial role in accelerating progress in the fight against hunger, malnutrition and rural poverty, with the potential to transform the lives of rural women and men by improving their well-being and livelihoods.
Still, evidence shows that social protection is lacking for the majority of the food insecure...
2018 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Artículo de blog
The Italian “Mountain product” logo is now available
With the release, by the Ministry, of the common logo, Italian mountain producers have now all the normative references for the use of the optional quality term “Mountain product”.
Italy
2018 - Euromontana
Artículo de revista especializada
Soil erosion, regulatory aspects and farmer responsibility: assessing cadastral data
This paper sets out to clarify the factors in soil erosion and soil conservation. The Czech Republic struggles with soil conservation. Shifts in the rural economy, the loss of good-quality agricultural soil to urbanisation, and sub-optimal land management leading to erosion are at issue. Here, we apply quantitative and qualitative...
Czechia
2018 - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Artículo de blog
Hogan: Protecting small farmers my top priority in EU budget negotiations
EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development Phil Hogan stated that his top priority in the ongoing EU budget negotiation is "protecting the small and medium sized farmer who remains the backbone of Europe's food production and rural communities".
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Artículo de blog
The world’s first international Congress on Agritourism at Eurac
Farm holidays, or agritourism for short, have been experiencing a significant increase in overnight stays for years. At the same time, it is more and more developing into a high-quality holiday offer. The striving for ever more demanding customers is to be seen quite sceptically. All too touristic structures endanger...
Italy
2018 - Euromontana
Artículo de blog
France struggling to phase out pesticides
France has promised to phase out glyphosate at a quicker rate than the EU. However, successive “Ecophyto plans” have not produced any results and meanwhile, the use of phytosanitary products continues to grow.
France
2018 - Euractiv
Boletín informativo
Romanian Rural Network News no.9/2018
News and meeting about he Common Agricultural Policy post 2020.
Romania
2018 - MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Acto
AgriResearch Conference - Innovating for the future of farming and rural communities
The EU AgriResearch Conference is dedicated to scientists, farmers, rural communities, industry, advisors, policy-makers, citizens and NGO representatives who wish to learn about EU agriculture and rural R&I activities and achievements and to have their say on how to shape the future of agriculture R&I after 2020. The conference will...
Belgium
2018 - European Commission
Declaración
Cultural heritage: an asset rooted in the territory synonymous with attractiveness and the future for our mountains !
It is time to better preserve and valorise mountain cultural heritage and to turn it into a driving force for future development, to revitalise mountain areas and strengthen their attractiveness.
From 25 to 27 September 2018, nearly 200 mountain stakeholders from all over Europe gathered in Vatra Dornei, Romania, to participate...
European Union
2018 - Euromontana
Revista especializada
EU rural review
This edition of the EU Rural Review focuses on the resource efficiency challenge and examines what the concept of ‘doing more with less’ means for rural development in this regard.
The Earth’s natural resources are fundamental to health, well-being and quality of life on the planet. As the global population approaches...
European Union
2018 - European Network for Rural Development ENRD
Artículo de revista especializada
Europe / AKTEA Network: Perils and Prospects
Twenty years of organising by women in Europe’s fisheries have led to important gains, challenges and opportunities. In Europe, fisheries are considered a male activity, as men represent the main labour force on fishing vessels. This stereotype has dominated European society for many decades, despite the fact that several social scientists...
European Union
2018 - ICSF
Artículo de blog
Safe, sustainable, quality: citizens share their views on EU food and farming
Following the publication last November of the European Commission's Communication on the Future of Food & Farming, the latest EU-wide Eurobarometer survey of public opinion about the common agricultural policy show that just over 60% of respondents believe that the common agricultural policy (CAP) benefits all citizens and not just...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Sitio web
Innovation for Agriculture
The Portuguese National Rural Network has launched a website dedicated to innovation for agriculture. It highlights innovation in Portugal and, more widely, in Europe that can contribute to more sustainability and productivity in agriculture, forestry and rural areas. The website also includes information on Operational Groups and other innovative projects that...
Portugal
2018 - National Rural Development Network
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