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Evaluation study of the forestry measures under rural development
Austria is a country rich in forests, with almost 48% of its area covered by forests. Against this background, forests play a fundamental role for rural development, for the forest-based sector, and cross-sectoral cooperation such as tourism. Forests are a fundamental element for Austrian cultural landscapes and provide – beyond...
Austria
2018 - European Commission
Bulletin d'information
Romanian Rural Network Newsletter No. 2
Romanian Network for Rural Development Newsletter, with a lot of news from Romanian agriculture sector and EU
Romania
2018 - Romanian Network for Rural Develpment
Article de blog
EU budget: the Common Agricultural Policy beyond 2020
With a budget of €365 billion, these proposals make sure the CAP remains a future-proof policy, continues to support farmers and rural communities, leads the sustainable development of EU agriculture and reflects the EU's ambition on environmental care and climate action. Today's proposals give Member States greater flexibility and responsibility...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Fiche d'information
Organic Sector in the European Union
Organic farming is one of the most dynamic sectors of the European agri-food industry. Organic farming means producing food respecting the natural life cycles, minimising the human impact on the environment. The European Union organic logo guarantees production and quality standards for organic farming, such as sustainable production, strict limitations...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Article de revue spécialisée
Applying a social-ecological approach to enhancing provision of public goods through agriculture and forestry activities across the European Union
Public goods provided by different land management practices in European regions have increasingly attained attention in agricultural policy debates. By focusing on the social-ecological systems (SES) framework, the systemic interrelations (e.g. drivers, resources, actors, governance regimes and policy impact) in land management across several case studies in various topographical and...
European Union
2018
Article de blog
Climate change on your plate
Climate change can still be rather abstract for many amongst us. We hear about melting poles, a global increase in hurricane intensity or rising temperatures. For many Europeans this phenomenon does not seem to affect their daily lives. But this is not grasping the full picture. The food you consume...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Rapport
Robust & Resilient dairy production systems
The competitive environment of dairy cattle production systems is often linked to increased pressure on animal welfare due to various stress factors. It is argued that there is trade-off between production and animal welfare, which includes animal health. However, this is not always the case. The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on...
European Union
2018 - Eip Agri Agriculture&Innovation
Article de blog
European Commission launches Knowledge Centre to fight malnutrition
The new virtual centre, bringing together experts and knowledge from different sources inside and outside the European Commission, will help to tackle the root causes of food insecurity around the world.
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Article
Sledge Hammer and Nut
LIFE finds the European Commission’s ambitious proposal to amend the Fisheries Control Regulation excessively prescriptive and ill-suited to crack the nutty problems of small-scale fisheries catch reporting, monitoring and enforcement.
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Événement
The 2018 EU Agricultural Outlook conference
The EU Agricultural Outlook conference has now become the key annual gathering of European stakeholders willing to engage and discuss the future of agriculture in Europe and the challenges which lie ahead.
The fourth edition of the conference will be opened by Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner, Phil Hogan.
Discussion on day...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Étude de cas
Schola campesina bio-distretto della Via Amerina
Schola Campesina is a training and participatory research centre seeking to strengthen producers’ organizations in their struggle for food sovereignty through knowledge valorization and sharing. Based on the Nyéléni International Forum for Agroecology (2015), and on the principles of Dialogo de saberes, Schola Campesina seeks to boost the sharing of...
Italy
2018 - Schola Campesina
Article
TROUBLED WATERS IN NEED OF REAL SOLUTIONS
On 31 May, ICES have released their annual catch advice for the main stocks in the Baltic Sea, which will guide decision-makers in negotiations of fishing opportunities for 2019. LIFE takes a first look at ICES recommendations, on the basis of initial views and comments provided by our Members. We...
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Étude de cas
Agroecology training through permaculture
Permaculture is a holistic approach to agriculture that provides for human needs—high-quality food, fiber, fuel, medicine and building materials—while enhancing the ecosystems and communities from which these derive; it offers a set of ethics and principles and a means of integrating social and ecological processes in a way that is...
Italy
2018 - Laboratorio di Permacultura Urbana
Bulletin d'information
News from the Deck - June 2018
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe, comming with a lot of interesting news, events and technical informations, regarding Small Scale Fisheries in European Union and not only.
European Union
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Article de blog
Future of CAP: Building a sustainable future for Europe and beyond
The common agricultural policy (CAP) has been supporting European farmers for over 50 years, but its reach goes far beyond the 28 member states. Many other countries across the globe look at the CAP as a possible model for their own agricultural sector, while in Europe the focus is now...
European Union
2018 - European Commission
Article du bulletin d’information
News from the Deck - May 2018
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe
European Union
2018 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Article 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
Article de revue spécialisée
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
Pratiques
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
Article de revue spécialisée
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
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