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Potential of social innovation in focus at international forest research conference
The potential offered by social innovation to improve the livelihoods of remote forest-dependent communities will be at the centre of discussions during a special session of the 125th Anniversary Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO), to be held in Freiburg, Germany, from the 18th to the...
2017
Vidéos
Inspirational ideas: Data sharing through Farmbench
The digital revolution is now upon us and more and more technologies are available to the agricultural sector. Farmers in the UK, for example, can use Farmbench (farmbench.ahdb.org.uk).
Farmbench collects and shares data from across the UK, providing farmers with useful indications on potential changes to their farm management practices which...
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri
Article de revue spécialisée
Contribution of organic farming to public goods in Denmark
The potential contribution of organic farming to the public goods, ‘Nature and Biodiversity’, ‘Environment’, ‘Energy and Climate’, ‘Human Health and Welfare’ and ‘Animal Health and Welfare’ in Denmark is guided and partly secured by the principles and specific requirements of the EU Organic Regulation. However, other factors, such as the...
Denmark
2017
Article de blog
Oxford Real Farming Conference, January 2016
Urgenci was present at the “Oxford Real Farming Conference” (ORFC) in Britain, a conference that started as a small alternative conference to the “Oxford Farming Conference” (supported in 2017 by Bayer, BASF and others) but that now has overtaken the conventional farming conference in both the number of delegates and...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2017 - URGENCI
Divers
EAthink 2015 Educational Apps
The path to a healthy, sustainable and fair food consumption starts already during our early years of childhood and youth. For this reason the EAThink 2015 project has developed two interactive educational games targeting Primary and Secondary school students, in order to help them better understand the different mechanisms of...
2017 - Urgenci
Document de travail
ENRD Smart Villages Thematic Group: ‘Revitalising rural services through social and digital innovation’
Many European rural areas are locked into a “circle of decline” by two mutually reinforcing trends–firstly, a shortage of jobs and sustainable business activity and secondly, inadequate and declining services. Over the last two years the ENRD has carried out work to look at the first of these challenges by...
European Union
2017 - European Network for Rural Development
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EIP-AGRI Seminar ‘Moving EIP-AGRI implementation forward’
This seminar is dedicated to exploring and sharing the existing experiences with implementing the EIP-AGRI via Rural Development Programmes support. This event will be held with the support of the Greek RDP Managing Authority – Network Support Unit of the National Rural Network. With over 230 Operational Groups (OGs) already...
European Union
2017 - EIP Agri
Article de blog
Food Sovereignty from the ground up
Worldwide, the food sovereignty movement is taking root. The multitude of new food sovereignty initiatives speak to its strength as a concept, and as a source of practical responses to today’s problematic food and farming system. The stories in this issue of Farming Matters address interwoven issues of food sovereignty...
2017 - European Coordination Via Campesina
Article du bulletin d’information
Farm-Success project newsletter – 3rd edition
This newsletter is the third edition of the Farm-Success Project newsletter. The Farm-Success Project newsletter outlines all of the most recent Farm-Success Project developments, detailing the Project’s road to creating strategies to train farmers for a sustainable succession process in order to enable and to motivate young farmers to continue...
European Union
2017
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Promotion of Green Jobs in the Forest Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
The forest sector has a great potential to generate jobs and income, support livelihoods and contribute to rural development by suppling goods and maintaining forest ecosystem services. The forest sector is expected to play an important role in the emerging green economy in the pan-European region. The transition to a...
Slovakia
2017 - Forest Europe, UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
Document technique
EU Action for SMART VILLAGES
Smart Villages is a relatively new concept within the realm of EU policy making. The emerging concept of Smart Villages refers to rural areas and communities which build on their existing strengths and assets as well as on developing new opportunities. In Smart Villages traditional and new networks and services...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Événement
EIP-AGRI Seminar "Digital Innovation Hubs: mainstreaming digital agriculture"
The general objective of this event is to enable policy makers, research and technology organisations, the agriculture sector, and investors to share knowledge, expertise and needs to develop Digital Innovation Hubs for agriculture.
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri
Article de blog
French organic farmers urge Paris to cover €850 million hole
Faced with a financial hole of €853 million for organic and mountain areas farming, France’s Agriculture Minister Stéphane Travert decided to review the allocation of funds under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2018-2020.
According to the EU Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM EU), consumers have more than...
European Union
2017 - EurActiv
Article du bulletin d’information
News from the Deck – July and August 2017
The newsletter of July and August 2017 includes:
Portugal at the core of LIFE’s Atlantic strategy
LIFE member from Ireland “Heritage Bill” could pass first phase for official approval
Other news from around the EU
News from our members
Press review
European Union
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Étude de cas
Research for AGRI Committee - Preserving agricultural soils in the EU
This study explains how threats to soils and soil services are linked to agricultural soil management, how threats can be mitigated, and which barriers complicate this. It highlights trade-offs and synergies that exist between different interests affected by soil management, such as climate change mitigation, water and air quality, biodiversity,...
European Union
2017 - European Parliament
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Agri-Innovation summit Lisbon 2017
The AIS 2017 is a joint initiative of a Portuguese consortium, the Portuguese Government, the EIP-AGRI network and the European Network for Rural Development. It will gather around 500 farmers, rural businesses, startups, Rural Development Programmes managing authorities, national rural networks, Horizon 2020 multi-actor projects, LEADER Local Action Groups, advisors...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Article de blog
North Sea plan: ensuring sustainable stocks and security for fishermen
The second multiannual fisheries plan under the new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) would manage the fisheries of demersal species living near the bottom of the sea and accounting for 70% of catches in the North Sea (zones IIa, IIIa and IV). The management approach covers different species and is tailored...
European Union
2017 - European Parliament
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Cloud technology to safeguard integrity of the organic sector
Check Organic is a cloud-based solution which has been designed to enhance the visibility and traceability of organic products. It brings together certification, information and supply chain data. On an online platform, users can visualise their supply chains, track products and be notified when problems may arise. This solution was...
European Union
2017 - EIP- Agri
Conférence/Réunion
Prospect on prescribed burning development in France
International Congres on Prospect on prescribed Fires
France
2017 - INRA
Article de revue spécialisée
Making a living from biodiversity
Biodiversity and the natural environment used to be seen as something to be tamed and controlled with little place in modern farming and production systems. However, there are many entrepreneurs now that are using biodiversity and natural areas to create a connection between consumers and the products they buy.
European Union
2017
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