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How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of Slovakia
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 8. Presentation of Slovakia
Slovakia
2016
Revista especializada
Rural Connections
In this edition of Rural Connections, a lot of attention to what happened at the Cork 2.0 Conference, 5-6 September 2016. Through ‘A focus on… Cork 2.0’ (pp. 13-30) it is provided an overview of the event, highlight the main messages coming out of the four workshops (on growth, environment,...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
Artículo de revista
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of the UK
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 10. Presentation of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016
Miscelánea
Call for papers - Producer Organizations and Cooperatives for responsible investments and sustainable agricultural development in the Mediterranean
CIHEAM and FAO invite junior and senior researchers, cooperators, development practitioners, journalists, any relevant representative from the international community and policy makers to submit papers that analyze and demonstrate the role of producer organizations and cooperatives for responsible investments and sustainable agricultural development, both at global level and in the...
2016 - International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Parte de un libro
How the EU can help improve agriculture practices and simultaneously work towards its climate change goals
In 2015, two global policy developments stood out, which are highly relevant for agriculture. Firstly, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed, which seek to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (Goal 2) by 2030 (UN, 2016). Secondly, the UNFCCC Paris Agreement was adopted...
2016 - IFOAM
Informe
Understanding Farming
Facts and figures about German farming
This publication is designed to provide readers with a compilation of facts and figures about German farming, allowing them to form their own opinions about farming and farming-related issues. The aim is to promote readers’ understanding by describing modern farming methods without ignoring controversial issues.
Germany
2016 - Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Acto
OECD meeting of Agriculture Ministers
Ministers of Agriculture from OECD countries and partner economies around the world will meet at OECD headquarters in Paris on 7-8 April 2016, to discuss Better Policies to Achieve a Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Food System. Ministers will explore the new policies needed to achieve this widely shared interest,...
France
2016 - OECD
Acto
International Conference on Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use
Conservation Agriculture is practised on over 155 million hectares around the world, covering more than one tenth of the global annual cropland surface. The largest and most rapid expansion has been in North and South America, Australia/New Zealand, and some parts of Asia and Africa. Compared to this, the adoption...
Hungary
2016
Artículo de blog
Mapping Local and Solidarity -Based Partnerships between Producers and Consumers in the Mediterranean Basin
Mapping the Local and Solidarity-based Partnerships in Mediterranean Basin is an extremely challenging task: it means dealing with a new and rapidly growing field. To date, to the best of our knowledge, there is has been no study that deals specifically with local food systems in the area as a...
European Union
2016 - URGENCI
Artículo de blog
Fit for purpose, fair and sustainable: A new agricultural policy is possible
A new study by German environmental NGO NABU (BirdLife Germany) shows how current funding could be used more economically and ecologically.
Sixty billion euros. That’s roughly how much of the EU’s annual budget is allocated to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Almost 40% of the bloc’s coffers are spent on it....
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Boletín informativo
INVESTING in Slovenia’s agriculture 2014-2020
In the period to 2020, the new CAP will invest around EUR 1.8 billion in Slovenia’s farming sector and rural areas, with additional co-financing from the Slovenian authorities. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs and growth, sustainability, modernisation, innovation and quality. At the same...
Slovenia
2016 - European Commission
Parte de un informe
The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2016
Chapter 6: small-scale fisheries
Artisanal or small-scale fisheries (see definition in Box 9) represent an important share of the fisheries sector in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and the considerable role that they play in the region has long been recognized. Small-scale fisheries have the potential to make a significant contribution to food...
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Artículo de blog
Smart Farming Thematic Network
Horizon 2020 Thematic Network - Smart AKIS ‘European Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) towards innovation-driven research in Smart Farming Technology.’
Smart-AKIS is a Horizon 2020 thematic network which aims to increase the adoption of Smart Farming Technologies by the European farming community. It strives to bridge the gap between the field...
European Union
2016 - Eip - Agri
Acto
EIP-AGRI workshop ‘New value chains from multifunctional forests’
Multifunctional forests offer diversified opportunities of sustainably optimising the usage of natural resources and creating rural development opportunities. That is why they play a key role in the successful implementation of the EU bioeconomy strategy.
In order to explore innovative approaches in creating new values from multifunctional forests the EIP-AGRI network...
European Union
2016 - Eip-Agri
Informe
Precision Agriculture and the Future of Farming in Europe
The aim of the project “Precision Agriculture and the Future of Farming in Europe” is to identify implications for legislative pathways for precision agriculture in Europe by mapping areas of concern around future developments.
European Union
2016 - European Parliament
Proyecto
Mediterranean Solidarity & Agroecology!
Urgenci committed to strengthening partnerships with the various initiatives around the Mediterranean Basin and setting up programmes for experience-sharing and exchange of practice. The end objective of this is to create a real Mediterranean network of local solidarity partnerships. Our proposal is included in the Mediterranean Positive Agenda as one...
2016 - URGENCI
Informe
Agriculture statistics - family farming in the EU - 2016
Data from October 2016. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables and Database.
Family farms dominate the structure of EU agriculture in terms of their numbers, their contribution to agricultural employment and, to a lesser degree, the area of land that they cultivate. There were 10.8 million farms in the...
European Union
2016 - EUROSTAT
Vídeo
The Future of Food and Gerald Miles
All around the world there are millions of farmers who continue to farm and refuse to turn their land and resources into just another money making industry. They continue to fight for their autonomy and their fundamental right to grow clean and nutritious food for their local communities. Gerald Miles is...
European Union
2016
Artículo de blog
New fish hatchery and aqua-feed unit inaugurated in Kyrgyzstan
A new fish hatchery and aqua feed production unit were inaugurated last week in the Issyk-Kul province of Kyrgyzstan – the first instance of support for aquaculture infrastructure since dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Financed by the Government of Finland, the facilities were built under an FAO project entitled, “Towards Sustainable...
Finland - Kyrgyzstan
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Artículo de blog
Red Gold – from EU and FAO – yields fruit in Serbia this season
The four-member family Petrovic from Prnjavor near the town of Sabac, has been growing raspberies for years, agriculture being the only source of income for the family. Jovan, his wife Gordana and two sons Milan and Ivan, college students, cultivate maize, soybean, wheat and clover on 3,3 hectares of their...
Serbia
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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