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Inspirational ideas: Delivering local food to consumers in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Matching the logistics of a farmers' cooperative with consumers' needs can be a real challenge. The Jarina farmers’ cooperative has found and tested several solutions over the past 12 years. It first started as an initiative to improve quality of life in the municipality of Litija, by promoting local agribusiness...
Slovenia
2016 - EIP - Agri
Informe
Research for Agri Committee – Structural Change in EU Farming: How can the CAP Support a 21st Century European Model of Agriculture?
This is the reference document of the Workshop on the "Effects of the structural changes on EU farming: How to better support the European model of agriculture of the 21st century with the CAP" of 14th March 2016, organised by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (COMAGRI) and the...
European Union
2016 - European Parliament
Revista especializada
Agri innovation - WHERE RESEARCH AND PRACTICE MEET
One year ago from these same pages, EU Commissioner Phil Hogan said that “more than ever, innovation is key for the agricultural sector” considering the global challenges ahead. This is still true today, and the European Commission has invested even more in research and innovation. Great importance is given to...
European Union
2016 - Eip-Agri
Actas de conferencia
Proceedings of the X European Mountain Convention
From 3 to 5 October 2016, around 260 mountain actors (researchers, farmers, environmentalists, elected representatives from local and regional authorities, representatives of chambers of commerce and development agencies) met in Bragança, Portugal during the X European Mountain Convention organized by Euromontana.
This X European Mountain Convention presented a state-of-the-art of the...
Portugal
2016 - EUROMONTANA
Acto
Romanian Village Farming
Hay is at the base of almost all traditional meat & dairy farm products – even to the farmyard chickens eating grasshoppers brought into the yard with the new hay crop. Hay – especially cut with a scythe, has shaped Romania’s rural cultural landscape and resulted in enormous biodiversity of...
Romania
2016
Artículo de revista
Skills and the labour market
Opportunities to become economically self-sufficient are crucial to successful integration into society in the medium to long term, as well as to personal dignity. Skills development, work placements and business-development support can all be valuable depending on each individual’s profile. Access to work for new arrivals is key for their...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
Sitio web
Promoting food chain organisation and risk management in agriculture
When farmers’ position in the food supply chain is relatively weak, they can benefit from organising themselves better so as to improve revenue opportunities. One route to doing so lies in local markets and short-supply chains. Risk management tools are needed to help farmers cope better with the uncertainty created...
2016 - European Union
Proyecto
Rural Development and High Nature Value Farmlands in Romania: a project funded by the Swiss-Romanian Cooperation Programme
HNV farmlands in Romania are an estimated 30% of the total utilisable agricultural area: 5 million ha, associated with smaller holding sizes in hilly areas within the Carpathian arc.
Traditional farming practices are responsible for maintaining many of Romania’s (and Europe's) HNV farmlands, which deliver a host of public benefits (goods...
Romania
2016 - ADEPT Fundation
Hoja informativa
INVESTING in Ireland's agriculture 2014-2020
In the period to 2020, the new CAP will invest EUR 10.7 billion in Ireland's farming sector and rural areas, with additional co-financing from the Irish authorities. Key political priorities have been defined at European level such as: jobs and growth, sustainability, modernisation, innovation and quality. At the same time,...
Ireland
2016 - European Commission
Conferencia/Reunión
XXX EURAGRI Conference -
“The bio-economy – challenges and implementation – the research organizations’ perspective”
The agri-food sector, as an integral part of the bio-economy, serves a multitude of functions, sometimes with conflicting implications. In order to maintain a competitive sector that also values environmental services and rural development, the continuous development and application of new technologies but also new organizational forms will be crucial....
Estonia
2016 - Estonian University of Life Sciences
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
Conferencia/Reunión
Responsible governance of tenure of land in the Mediterranean: conflicts and innovations
In the Mediterranean regions, the pressure on natural resources, particularly land, is a key element defining the processes of economic and social development. In fact, the land tenure shapes the development of agricultural production chains, natural resources management, large projects and major infrastructure development, as well as the success of rural...
2016 - FONCIMED 2016
Hoja informativa
The common agricultural policy: investing in rural Europe
To help the rural areas of the European Union to meet the wide range of challenges and opportunities that face them, the EU devised its rural development policy.
European Union
2016 - European Commission
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
Informe
A strategic approach to EU agricultural research & innovation
Research is expected to address immediate problems while at the same time anticipating future needs. Today’s research will guide tomorrow’s solutions and approaches in farming and forestry. Incorporating research and innovation activities into a long-term strategy will make it easier to identify strategic areas of short-, medium- and long-term interest,...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Artículo de blog
Try Your Hand at Organic Farming in Southwest Romania
At Sky Hill, the Miclăuș’ summer haven, volunteers can pick berries for jam, dry medicinal plants for tea, cut grass, or stuff mattresses with sweet-smelling hay. The Miclăușes also welcome architecture students to work on design and restoration projects. Cornelia serves everyone fresh fruit and vegetables from the farm, along with...
Romania
2016
Parte de un informe
CAP CONTEXT INDICATORS 2014-2020
AGRICULTURAL HOLDINGS
The structure of farms is multi-dimensional, comprising amongst others the absolute number of farms in a country or region, the total size of its agricultural area and labour force, as well as the distribution of farms according to their physical and economic size. Striking differences can be observed among Member...
2016 - European Commission - DG Agriculture and Rural Development
Conferencia/Reunión
Sécurité alimentaire, développement inclusif, climat : les enjeux de la coopération en Méditerranée
Dans le cadre de son programme « les Ateliers de l’OCEMO », l’Office de Coopération Economique pour la Méditerranée et l’Orient (OCEMO) et le Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM), organisent une conférence intitulée « Sécurité alimentaire, développement inclusif, climat : les enjeux de la coopération en Méditerranée...
2016 - Office de Coopération Economique pour la Méditerranée et l’Orient (OCEMO)
Artículo de blog
Avoiding milk losses with healthier cows
Europe’s farmers face a tall order. Long tasked with providing us with safe and affordable food, they are now expected to help generate jobs and economic growth as well. This priority was at the heart of European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s State of the European Union speech earlier this month....
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Acto
Urban Agriculture and the European Agenda
Urban agriculture is a hidden champion. It has been neglected for decades by both, urban and agricultural policies. City planners treated the agricultural land as potential building ground, agricultural policies focussed on the rural areas. But due to worldwide challenges as urbanisation, food security and the need for a sustainable...
Belgium
2016 - COST-Action Urban Agriculture Europe (UAE)
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