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Article de blog
Farmers target growth through direct sales and short supply chains
Farmers in France are seeking growth through direct sales, short supply chains and local agriculture, targeting a burgeoning market in local produce.
In 2014, a study on French citizens and local consumption found that 75% of people wanted to buy more products from their local area. Short supply chains are reassuring...
France
2017 - EurActiv
Article de blog
Future of CAP: 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
2017 - European Commission
Vidéos
Strengthening the strategic role of women in rural communities
The Common Agricultural Policy, particularly in its second pillar, contains measures and resources to improve gender equality and women’s access to work and economic activity. The gender equality gap is wider in rural areas than in cities.
More and more women are finding empowerment through agriculture. In turn, they guarantee the survival of...
European Union
2017 - EurActiv
Article de revue spécialisée
Doing more with less
In essence, ‘doing more with less’ is about reducing the pressure on existing resources and avoiding economic and environmental costs associated with excessive resource use. Avoiding over-exploitation can ensure that resources are still available to future generations. At the same time, promoting more efficient resource use can ensure that sustainable...
European Union
2017 - ENRD
Article de blog
The EU must take the lead in linking agricultural trade to the SDGs
Trade in agriculture must now also play a central role in implementing many of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by the United Nations in autumn 2015. The SDGs will have a direct and profound effect on trade in agriculture. Agriculture, in turn, will have a key role in...
Ethiopia
2017 - EurActiv
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Staying in tune with farm performance
Teagasc (Ireland) has developed an online benchmarking tool to help Irish farmers identify the areas which need improvement on their farm. Dairy, cattle, sheep, tillage and pig enterprises can use the “eProfit Monitor” to analyse key financial and physical data from their farm and compare this to results from other...
Ireland
2017 - EIP-Agri
Article de revue spécialisée
Renewable energy from rural production
The rural productive and land management sectors generate significant amounts of organic waste in forms such as wood residues (such as bark, hedge trimmings or leaves), manure, food processing waste and agricultural residues (such as straw). These ‘waste’ products have a significant amount of energetic value. New technologies and greater...
European Union
2017 - ENRD
Note/document d'orientation
Green Paper on Food, Nutrition, Agriculture and Rural Areas
Good food, strong agriculture, vibrant regions
Healthy food and nutrition is a very immediate and personal part of our lives, and it is our agricultural sector that lays the foundation for this. Our agricultural, horticultural, viticultural and forestry sectors are also instrumental in shaping our homeland and landscapes. Food, agriculture and homeland: since time immemorial, these...
European Union
2017 - Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Événement
International Trade Show for Organic Products
NATEXPO is organised at the initiative of Natexbio, the French Federation of the Organic Sector, member of the IFOAM EU network, with the support of its member associations Synadis Bio, Synadiet and Synabio, and the participation of Cosmebio, France Vin Bio and Agence Bio.
Natexpo, the international trade show for organic products,...
2017 - Natexbio, the French Federation of the Organic Sector
Article de blog
Future of Croatian horticulture is focus of Zagreb forum
Croatia imports a large part of the fruits and vegetables it consumes. Yet, with a rich national tradition of fruit and vegetable production – and optimal climate and soil conditions for it – the country has real potential to produce more. It could meet the demand for high-quality produce at...
Croatia
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Projet
Generational change in family farms - The FARM SUCCESS project
The transfer of the notion of generational change to family farms is really a very important a issue for us, which we have devoted a great deal of attention to in the long term. It is not so much a surprise that we (now more than two years ago) have...
Czechia
2017 - Association of Private Farming of the Czech Republic
Article de blog
The European Commission and FAO step up joint efforts to achieve Zero Hunger
Stepping up their long and fruitful partnership, FAO and the European Commission (EC) held the strategic dialogue meeting and agreed on joint priorities and deliverables for 2018-2020. The decision to intensify joint efforts comes at an important moment in time with both partners sharpening their focus in the areas of...
European Union
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Note/document d'orientation
IMPLEMENT THE CORK DECLARATION - SOLUTIONS FOR AND FROM MOUNTAIN AREAS
On the 6th September 2016, DG AGRI presented the Cork Declaration “A better life in rural areas”. The discussions organised with the stakeholders during this 2-day conference fed the final declaration in a bottom-up approach.
For the moment, no real Action Plan for the implementation of the Cork Declaration has been...
2017 - Euromontana
Article de blog
Indigenous food: More than taste buds tingling
The hotspots of food biodiversity often coincide with regions inhabited by indigenous peoples. Old animal breeds, plant cultivars or traditional processed specialties like cheeses, breads or cured meats survive in these areas because they form an integral part of indigenous peoples’ identities. Traditionally, food used to be strongly linked to...
2017 - Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative SIANI
Note/document d'orientation
EU rural development policy and the integration of migrants
Over the last few years, Europe has seen a significant increase in the number of migrants arriving at its borders. The European Commission's 2016 action plan on the integration of third-country nationals has highlighted the resources that are available from the European structural and investment funds to support the integration...
European Union
2017 - European Parliament
Revue spécialisée
CIHEAM Watch Letter n°38: Rural Innovation and Digital Revolution in Agriculture
The CIHEAM Watch Letter n°38 in February 2017 on "Rural innovation and digital revolution in agriculture " wishes to provide a regional Mediterranean overview in terms of innovation in rural areas and the role of ICT in agriculture. This issue is resolutely prospective and rich in the presentation of various...
2017 - Centre international de hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)
Article de blog
Croatia’s fruit and vegetable producers may get a bigger slice of market
Croatia’s horticultural sector is beset by challenges including lack of know-how in modern production techniques, and fragmentation of production.
Fruit and vegetable value chains rely largely on the country’s small-scale producers, but many of those producers lack the financing to upgrade their operations and struggle to supply processors and retailers with...
Croatia
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Article de blog
Organic farming in the EU needs passion, clear rules and controls
Food security and global peace go hand in hand. The EU’s proposed organic food regulation is not perfect, but it is a step towards the sustainable food system we need, write a group of Green MEPs.
European Union
2017 - EurActive
Article du bulletin d’information
Euromontana has launched a new Facebook Page for the 2016 European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products!
Euromontana is working hard to collect signatures for the 2016 European Charter for Mountain Quality Food Products. We recently created a Facebook page about the Charter. The page contains a link to sign the Charter and will be updated regularly with information about:
mountain products,
the progress of the Charter,
examples of the use of the mountain product...
2017 - Euromontana
Article
Concerns rise over electric pulse fishing
A meeting in Nieuwpoort, Belgium on September 1st, organized by Belgian inshore fisherman Jan De Jonghe and attended by a variety of commercial fishermen from the UK, Belgium and Holland as well as staff from the Low Impact Fishers of Europe Platform [LIFE] and researchers from the Marine Institute, highlighted the...
Belgium - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
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