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EIP-AGRI actions on organic farming
Organic farming is a farming method that uses natural substances and processes to produce food. This means that organic farming has a low environmental impact because it encourages:
energy and natural resource conservation;
conservation of biodiversity;
regional ecological balance preservation;
soil fertility improvement;
water quality preservation.
Furthermore, organic farming rules encourage a high standard of animal...
European Union
2022 - Eip Agri
Article de blog
Strasbourg Conference: Social Economy, the Future of Europe
The Social Economy, the Future of Europe was a big conference held in Strasbourg, 5th and 6th May. The underlying theme was to gather input from various actors for the upcoming European Green Deal. A group of some ten members of RIPESS Europe were involved in organizing and participating in...
2022 - Urgenci International
Rapport
The World of Organic Agriculture - statistics & emerging trends 2022
With the 23rd edition, FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International proudly present a new edition of “The World of Organic Agriculture.” Data collection is a major and constant concern of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL and IFOAM – Organics International. The comprehensive data provided over more than two...
European Union
2022 - FIBL, Ifoam
Apprentissage en ligne
URGENCI warmly welcomes you to join our e-learning course on Community Supported Fisheries!
We are pleased to announce that our first e-learning course on Community Supported Fisheries will take place from Monday 16 May through Friday 3 June!
This e-learning course is a part of the Erasmus+ funded project Deck to Dish: Advanced Training in Community Supported Fisheries. We are proud to be...
2022 - Urgenci International
Projet
Rural Perspectives on Digital Agriculture
ARC2020 is supporting a research project on ‘Rural Perspectives on Digital Agriculture’, led by PhD Matteo Metta. The project aims to study, and to connect, farmers, advisors, policies, nature conservationists, and critical considerations around digitalisation from the perspective of a diversified, integrated, and multifunctional agriculture.
Digitalisation is increasingly expanding in agriculture...
European Union
2022 - Arc 2020
Vidéos
AGROMIX | Co-designing methods for sustainable and resilient food systems
The AGROMIX project aims to deliver participatory research to drive the transition to a resilient and efficient land use in Europe. It focuses on practical agroecological solutions for farm and land management and related value chains. Due to the unique social, environmental and economic conditions present across Europe, it is...
2022 - AGROMIX Project
Événement
EU Organic Awards
Increases in organic farming, aquaculture and food contribute greatly to reductions in the use of chemical fertilisers, pesticides and anti-microbials and have positive effects on our climate, the environment, biodiversity and animal welfare. That is why organic production has been identified as playing a key role in the achievement of...
European Union
2022 - European Commission
Pratiques
Recycling agricultural residues in organic farming by on-farm compost production
This practice abstract was elaborated in the BIO4FOOD project: the project is running from November 2020 to October 2023, and is to contribute to reducing crop wastes providing natural protection products, vegetables rich in health-promoting minerals and biofertilizers.
2022 - CREA - Council for Agricultural Research and Economics
Pratiques
2-years rotation, an alternative to maize monocropping in Bearn, France (DiverIMPACTS Practice Abstract)
In Bearn, maize is well adapted to the pedoclimatic context, with no loss of yield potential when grown as a monocrop. But, regulatory pressure and price volatility risks, as well as increasing attacks from bio-aggressors, threaten maize monocropping. It is essential to experiment with alternative cropping systems combining respect for...
2022 - ARVALIS - Institut du végétal
Pratiques
Rosy apple aphid: Promote natural antagonists against the rosy apple aphid
The rosy apple aphid is one of the most important and dangerous pests. This is due to its short development cycle and large reproductive potential.
Flower strips have a positive impact on pest management – addressing various pests. They enhance the biodiversity of orchards and promote beneficial insects, such as Hoverfly,...
European Union
2022 - Biofruitnet
Événement
Hybrid conference - IX International Congress of Agroecology: ''Raising local agroecology-based food systems'', On 19 to 21 January 2023, Sevilla, Spain
The Agro-Ecosystems History Laboratory of the University Pablo de Olavide and the think tank Alimentta are pleased to announce the IX International Congress of Agroecology, which will take place in the capital of Seville, in the facilities of the University Pablo de Olavide, on the dates indicated. The theme of the Congress will focus on the...
European Union
2022 - University Pablo de Olavide
Bulletin d'information
Arc 2020 Agricultural & Rural Convention October 2022 Newsletter
We had an ARC team adventure recently, travelling to the Loire-Atlantique region in north-west France. Our team came from Czech, Belgium, Ireland and France, accompanied by many more changemakers, drawn from a dozen countries.We met amazing communities of farmers and cooks, while encountering some fascinating French organisations and processes. We learned so much - about how...
European Union
2022 - Arc 2020
Bulletin d'information
Agroecology Europe Spring Newsletter
Agroecology Europe since its foundation has achieved many great successes and continues to do so with its growing number of members. This is why the Association in the next couple of years would like to strengthen the involvement of our members and the collaborations with partner organisations - to scale...
European Union
2022 - Agroecology Europe
Rapport
IFOAM Organics Europe position paper on carbon farming and the revision of the LULUCF Regulation
Finding synergies between climate action and biodiversity protection
The organic movement welcomes the ‘Sustainable Carbon Cycles’ initiative of the European Commission on “carbon farming” which brings focus on soil carbon sequestration on agricultural land. While climate mitigation should clearly prioritize absolute emissions reductions, carbon sequestration in the land use sector will also be needed to meet long-term climate...
European Union
2022 - IFoam Europe
Article de blog
Rebuilding soil to cultivate on unculturable land in Slovenia
This article details the experience shared during World Soil Day 2022 event on how to make uncultivable soil fertile and suitable for food production in Slovenia while increasing interest in this subject for younger generations through practice-driven education.
Slovenia
2022 - DevelopmentAid
Bulletin d'information
Romanian National Rural Development Newsletter - March 2022
Retrospective of March from Romanian Rural Network: collecting local refugee aid initiatives, agrifish council of 21 march 2022, network to innovate webinars: social innovation, informal video conference of agriculture ministers , 3rd informal meeting of national rural network support units - mediterranean cluster and many many more
Romania
2022 - Reteaua Nationala de Dezvoltare Rurala RNDR
Article de blog
The Agricultural University of Athens has undertaken the initiative for the inscription of the element “Local and indigenous agricultural varieties: knowledge and practices” on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece
The Agricultural University of Athens has undertaken the initiative for the inscription of the element “Local and indigenous agricultural varieties: knowledge and practices” on the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Greece, in collaboration with Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources – Greek Gene Bank of the Hellenic Agricultural Organisation...
Greece
2022 - The Agricultural University of Athens
Projet
A project between Slow Food and IFOAM to support the develpment and implementation of the Participatory Guarantee Systems (PGS)
The Krakow Earth Market (Targ Pietruszkowy) became the pilot project to prove the benefits of setting a participatory guarantee system in place.
Earth Markets are composed of producers that embrace the Slow Food philosophy worldwide. They are unique agoras where people can buy high-quality products, build communities, open to creative exchanges, and find education. ...
2022 - Slow Food, Ifoam
Note/document d'orientation
Fostering the transformative role of Agroecological research in Europe
Agroecology is a holistic concept that embraces a diversity of interpretations, intentions and realities, depending on the country and its context, history, stakeholders and sociopolitical environment. Its aim is to restructure the food system in a way that maximises ecological processes to attain sustainability – encompassing agricultural practices, science and...
European Union
2022 - Agroecology for Europe AE4EU
Article
CORE Organic Final Research Seminar
Event review
The CORE Organic Final Research Seminar, co-organised by TP Organics, took place on 17-18 May 2022 at University Foundation in Brussels and was attended by around 60 participants. Some more people joined the hybrid sessions on Day 2 online. The event served both to close the Cofund period (with ERA-NETs...
Belgium
2022 - TP Organics
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