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Conferencia/Reunión
Farm-Success kick-off meeting, Freising, Germany
The Farm-Success Project was started by a kick-off meeting on the TUM campus of Weihenstephan in Freising, Germany on the 22-23rd October 2015. Representatives from each of the Project’s eight partners attended the kick-off meeting; the first meeting of many transnational meetings held throughout the duration of the Project. The...
2016
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
Informe
Estimates of European food waste levels
Food waste is an issue of importance to global food security and good environmental governance, directly linked with environmental (e.g. energy, climate change, water, availability of resources), economic (e.g. resource efficiency, price volatility, increasing costs, consumption, waste management, commodity markets) and social (e.g. health, equality) impacts. Different studies show that...
European Union
2016 - Fusion
Hoja informativa
Facts and Figures Rural Development in the European Union
After the first Cork conference in 1996, Rural Development Policy was introduced as the second pillar of the CAP and a European policy in its own right. Its focus is the economic, environmental and social sustainability of EU rural areas. In the current programming period this is reflected in the...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Artículo
The determinants of women’s business entrepreneurship
The study provides the results of research into the women’s motives for engaging in business activity, the internal determinants (personal traits) and external conditions of running business, the intentions to develop the business, and the expectations about measures for facilitating and supporting the business activity of women. It was found,...
Poland
2016
Documento/nota de orientación
Recommendations for Western Cod
Crunch Time in Baltic: Opportunities and Threats for Cod and Small Scale Fishers.
As 2017 Baltic TAC negotiations near conclusion, lobbyists are taking a plethora of public stances. Rather than muddying the waters further, LIFE would like to recall the main elements of its Action Plan for Western cod, elaborated in July.
Denmark - Germany
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Artículo de blog
Social innovation project in mountain areas
A new four-year project founded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme and coordinated by the James Hutton Institute was launched in April 2016. “Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas” (SIMRA) seeks to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development,...
2016 - Montain Partnership
Artículo de blog
COPA chief: ‘All farmers should be connected to the worldwide web’
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) cannot make sure that a strong policy will be useful and affordable for all farmers in all countries.
That should be done on a national level, but the CAP should secure that there is a framework. This framework should make it possible and at the same...
European Union
2016 - EuroActive
Artículo de blog
Animal welfare deserves better from investment policy
International finance institutions and member state export credit agencies continue to invest in projects outside the EU involving cruel farm animal confinement systems banned in the EU. Better joined-up thinking is needed with regard to investment policy and animal welfare, writes Joanna Swabe.
European Union
2016 - EuroActive
Artículo de blog
La France, championne d’Europe de l’agriculture bio en circuit court, mais plus pour longtemps ?
Une fois n’est pas coutume, la France est en pointe en Europe dans le développement de circuits courts, qui associent agriculteurs et consommateurs pour des produits de qualité vendus au prix le plus juste pour chacun. L’agriculture biologique poursuit également son essor : 21 nouvelles fermes en bio se créent ou...
France
2016
Artículo de blog
Pesticide manufacturers’ own tests reveal serious harm to honeybees
Unpublished field trials by pesticide manufacturers show their products cause serious harm to honeybees at high levels, leading to calls from senior scientists for the companies to end the secrecy which cloaks much of their research.
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Artículo
Traditional and new women’s roles in rural areas
Entering Poland to European Union which resulted in accepting The Common Agricultural Policy caused a variety of changes in polish villages and countries. Previous problems of rural areas like fragmentation and low efficiency of farms, bad financial situation of inhabitants, high rate of unemployment, relatively low educational level and lack...
Poland
2016
Artículo de blog
Reports confirm the importance of the two specific CAP schemes to support Outermost Regions and Small Aegean Islands
The POSEI scheme in the EU outermost regions* is vital to address their particular agricultural challenges, notably in bridging the difference in costs and prices relative to mainland Europe and in maintaining agricultural production, according to a new report published today. Looking at the scheme from 2006-2014 – at a cost...
2016 - European Commission
Artículo
Avances en producción porcina ecológica
La producción porcina ecológica permite la obtención de productos de alta calidad mediante la utilización de técnicas que respetan ampliamente el medio ambiente y el bienestar animal, y puede ser una alternativa viable para ganaderos que ven comprometido su futuro en el mercado convencional. Además, estas técnicas pueden ser interesantes...
Spain
2016
Artículo de revista
Adding value throughout food and drink supply chains
The concept of added value in food and drink supply chains is not new, but it is re-emerging as a highly popular tool for promoting rural development. The value of a product or service can be increased at different stages of its production or delivery by the addition of features...
European Union
2016 - ENRD
Artículo de blog
Engrandecer Europa con los territorios rurales. Estrategia EU-Rural 2030
Europa está en el centro de un rápido proceso de cambio a nivel planetario, marcado tanto por las mutaciones económicas como por los desafíos medioambientales a escala global. Para responder a todo esto, muchos Estados optan por un fortalecimiento de sus políticas urbanas, considerando que las dinámicas económicas descansan en...
Spain
2016 - La Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y Ganaderos (UPA)
Artículo de blog
The Commission increases the budget for promoting EU agricultural products
The Commission adopted the 2017 promotion strategy for EU agricultural products with a total budget of €133 million compared to the €111 million available for 2016. This amount will co-finance several programmes, most of which will target third countries and regions, including China, Middle East, North America, South-East Asia and...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Libro
Farming - At the heart of our life : teacher’s resource pack
A learning pack for teachers and young Europeans aged 11-15, about food and the importance of farming in our life. The teacher's pack contains a DVD, a usb key, worksheets and a map. This set can be a great help for geography, ecology and healthy nutrition lessons.
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Sitio web
E-Learning Courses - Responsable Gouvernance of Tenure
Learn about: making access to land, fisheries and forests more equitable, how to protect people's tenure rights, options to simplify the administration of tenure and make it accessible to all, how to ensure disputes are resolved before they degenerate into conflict
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Artículo de revista especializada
Expanding rural markets
Expanding rural markets means attracting more people to rural areas where they can then purchase local goods and services. This offers the potential for increased margins and improved returns for rural producers.
The creation of ‘rural destinations’ can help brand rural areas to tap into trends around the ‘experience economy’ and...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
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