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Article de blog
How to be a rural woman and live to tell the tale!
It’s 5 o’clock and the alarm goes off. She has breakfast and, with the radio in the background, she gets dressed for work. Milking starts at 6, but before that she needs to take the cows to the milking parlour. They aren’t many, but with the old facilities they find...
European Union
2017 - SIMRA
Article de blog
EU funded research on way to decoding success of Social Innovation in marginalised rural areas
The project was born with the aim of decoding and explaining what makes a good idea or project successful in often under populated, isolated or challenged geographical areas. It aims to drive innovative solutions through reconfiguring social practices and implementing proven and successful civil society actions. The SIMRA project is...
European Union
2017 - SIMRA
Article de blog
Need for a scientific basis of EU climate policy on forests
A group of scientists has sent an open letter to EU decision-makers, warning that a planned increase in harvesting levels of forests for bioenergy use risk having a negative impact on the climate.
This letter is a shorter version of an open letter signed by 190 scientists from the EU and US....
European Union
2017 - EurActiv
Vidéos
Ragman's Lane Farm: creating diverse rural livelihoods
This film is about a farm that boldly bucks the trend. While the general direction of agriculture is to increase in size, specialise and mechanise, Ragman’s Lane is just 60 acres, has a whole host of enterprises and is expert in low-tech solutions. At a time when agriculture employs ever...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2017 - Sustainable Food Trust
Fiche d'information
The Food Supply Chain
The number of actors in the food chain varies greatly at each level. In the EU, around 11 million farms produce agricultural products for processing by about 300 000 enterprises in the food and drink industry. The food processors sell their products through the 2.8 million enterprises within the food...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Article de revue spécialisée
Can Values-based Food Chains Advance Local and Sustainable Food Systems? Evidence from Case Studies of University Procurement in Canada and the UK
This article asks whether the concept of values-based food chains (VBFC) can help explain and advance processes fostering sustainability transitions in the food system of the Global North. The VBFC concept is contested in the context of the author’s research into Canadian and UK university food procurement experiences designed to...
Canada - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2017
Article de blog
Abandoned terraces adopted to support mountains
The project “Adotta un terrazzamento” [“Adopt a terrace” in English] aims at regulating and expanding mountain farming activities by giving any interested person the opportunity to adopt a terrace and provide direct or long-term support to the mountains of the Brenta Valley, in the Alps region in Italy.
Italy
2017 - SIMRA
Article de blog
Thousands already have their say on future of food, farming and rural areas
The consultation is open for a further six weeks until 2 May, and then the hard work of analysing and assessing the many thousands of responses can begin ahead of a conference to present the results planned for 7 July in Brussels.
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Article de blog
When preserving the wool means preserving the territory
Extensive livestock farming is the most important population-fixing activity in Iberian rural areas. This is so because, unlike other activities, it requires people to take care of the animals every day. Furthermore, in many marginal rural areas, extensive livestock farming is often the only possibility that the territory has to...
Spain
2017 - SIMRA
Article de blog
Adopt your cow and encourage mountain farming
“Adotta una mucca”, (“Adopt a cow” in English) is an Italian initiative from the Valsugana Valley in the Trentino province. Its objective is to introduce tourists, children and families to mountain life and culture. Adopters can visit various Alpine huts, learn how mountain products are made faithfully following old recipes...
Italy
2017 - SIMRA
Événement
Envisioning Mountainous Sustainable Food Systems
During the event, participants will explore the richness and the dynamism of mountainous territories, and their innovative initiatives for building sustainable food systems.
2017 - EUROMONTANA
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Mixed farming in the Aveyron river basin
In the Aveyron river basin (France), the low-lying, fertile lands are usually used for monocultures, and the higher, less fertile areas for livestock. Recently, a research project has led to the construction of a scenario in which crop farmers would introduce alfalfa into their rotations, in response to more frequently...
France
2017 - Eip Agri Agriculture&Innovation
Article de blog
Timely seed distribution in eastern Ukraine boosts community resilience
FAO is about to complete one of the largest seed distribution campaigns in the history of ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, aimed at helping farmers get ready for the next planting season.
The FAO team continues to deliver humanitarian aid in conflict-affected eastern Ukraine, with a focus on rural people living...
Ukraine
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de revue spécialisée
The discursive brand analysis of the accommodation units from the touristic basin of Sucevița (Bucovina region, Romania)
In the rural areas where there is an economic potential clearly defined by the agricultural or commercial activities, tourism is the business key within reach. Under the circumstances, the socio-economic reflex takes the form of developing projects for tourist services, especially in the places with tourist potential. Further, the local economy, at...
Romania
2017 - “Gheorghe Zane” Institute of Economic and Social Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch
Article de blog
The day I adopted an olive tree
A year ago this week, I adopted an olive tree. I called it Carmen, after my grandmother. Whenever I want to know about my tree I just need to open an app that I have installed on my mobile phone. I can see pictures of it and whether it has...
Spain
2017 - SIMRA
Article
With Fair Access to Fisheries, Irish Island Communities Could Thrive
The geographical isolation of islands makes them highly dependent on the resources available within their localities, especially fisheries resources. The right to fish, and to access fishery resources are prerequisite to the prosperity and very survival of such island communities.
Ireland
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Bulletin d'information
NEWS FROM THE DECK - February 2017
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Rapport
Support from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)
Opportunities for small-scale coastal fishermen
Receive advice and advisory services to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of your fishing activities, for example, to: • develop marketing / business strategies, • undertake feasibility studies, • receive professional advice on how to apply for EMFF support.
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Article
Hope from the North in Changing Times
In the global moment of uncertainty we need to both guarantee our fisheries’ sustainability and the continuation of our specific cultural traditions and ways of fishing. Narratives of doom and gloom need to be met, addressed and learned from, but central to the survival of European small-scale fisheries will be...
Finland
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
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.
More and more consumers are choosing to eat local, and farmers are responding.
European Union
2017 - EurActiv
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