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AgroEcological Transitions: changes and breakthroughs in the making
To underline the need for radical, systemic changes, we have chosen the term “AgroEcological Transitions” for the title of this volume. It stresses that a transition towards sustainable agriculture requires more than improving agribusiness as usual. To us, agroecology refers to broad and varied processes of experimentation and innovation that...
2017 - OT Team Agriculture & SocietyKnowledge Technology and InnovationWASS
Événement
Regional Symposium: Sustainable Food Systems for Healthy Diets in Europe and Central Asia
Achieving healthy diets, adequate nutrition, good health and wellbeing for all in a sustainable manner while managing responsibly natural resources are at the core of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals. Economic growth and rising incomes have nearly eliminated hunger and undernutrition in Europe and Central Asia. However, malnutrition...
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Article de blog
Time to put a Common Food Policy on the menu
The EU needs to think beyond subsidies for farmers if it wants to address some of its biggest problems.
European Union
2017
Article de revue spécialisée
The role of small-scale fisheries in Mediterranean coastal communities
An analytical framework for their development
Small-scale fisheries make an important contribution to nutrition, food security, sustainable livelihoods and poverty alleviation of coastal areas. This paper deals with the integration of small-scale fisheries in coastal communities, their contribution to sustainable development, and some methodological approaches that can be used to carry out this kind of analysis....
2017
Revue spécialisée
Re-Imagining Rural Business Opportunities
This edition of the ENRD’s EU Rural Review focuses on re-imagining the opportunities for rural business development and change. Without seeking to ignore the many challenges facing Europe’s rural areas, we explore some of the latest thinking and practice in how rural entrepreneurship can be supported to take advantage of...
European Union
2017 - European Network for Rural Development
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Goats in good company
Parasites in goats are common. They can have varying effects on the animals, but sometimes can be a serious problem. An organic farmer in Italy has found a natural way of reducing the effect of these – bringing in black laying hens to live alongside the goats. These hens help...
Italy
2017 - EIP Agri
Article du bulletin d’information
Human-Centered Agriculture Fighting Exploitation and Racism
While much of the production of food in Europe depends on migrant workers, most people are not aware of the terrible working and living conditions that most of them have to endure. At the same time, the plight of small scale producers who must deal with the low prices imposed...
Italy
2017 - LEIA, Center for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Climate-friendly practices
SOLMACC, an EU- LIFE funded project coordinated by IFOAM EU is about testing and sharing strategies for organic and low-input farming to mitigate and adapt to climate change. It wants to demonstrate that agriculture can be climate-friendly, but you need to apply a combination of optimised organic farming practices to...
Germany - Italy - Sweden
2017 - Eip Agri
Article de revue spécialisée
The comparative analysis of Mediterranean coastal communities: six case studies
The aim of this study is to promote cooperation and actions for the benefit of coastal communities on the Southern and Eastern shores of the Mediterranean region by adopting an approach that integrates environmental, economic and social dimensions. These areas are traditionally based on Fisheries, especially small-scale fisheries (SSFs), which...
Algeria - Egypt - Italy - Lebanon - Morocco - Tunisia
2017
Rapport
Eip-Agri Workshop Data Sharing: Ensuring Fair Sharing Of Digitisation Benefits in Agriculture
The report provides an outline of what was learnt during the workshop and some thoughts about how this important dialogue may be continued and enriched. It also serves as a call to action to the key stakeholders, in the light of the upcoming transformation of the sector. Continuing the dialogue...
European Union
2017 - EIP Agri
Manuel
Farming. At the heart of our life : worksheets for students
A learning pack for teachers and young Europeans aged 11-15, about food and the importance of farming in our life. The teacher's pack contains a DVD, a usb key, worksheets and a map. There are also 20 worksheets for students – colourful, entertaining exercise books with project ideas. This set...
European Union
2017 - European Commission
Bulletin d'information
News from the Deck - December 2016 and January 2017
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Fiche d'information
Methods farmers can use to reduce cattle livestock emissions in a cost effective way
Livestock production contributes significantly to ammonia and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on reducing livestock emissions looked for cost effective measures to reduce both methane (CH4 ) and ammonia (NH3 ). The 20 experts in the group described the current and new mitigation measures, explored their cost-effectiveness,...
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri Agriculture&Innovation
Fiche d'information
Smart agri-food supply chains
This factsheet on ‘Smart agri-food supply chains’ is one of the outputs of the ENRD’s Thematic Working Group on ‘Smart and Competitive Rural Areas’ in 2016. ‘Smart’ has been taken to mean all those supply chains that strengthen the position of farmers and rural businesses by helping them to create...
European Union
2017 - European Network for Rural Development
Divers
Integrated Pest Management
The EIP-AGRI Focus Group on ‘Integrated Pest Management – Focus on Brassica species’ brought together 20 experts with different backgrounds (scientists, farmers and advisers), to propose innovative solutions on this topic. They concentrated on winter oilseed rape (OSR) and the three most important Brassica vegetables: cauliflower, broccoli and white cabbage....
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri Agriculture&Innovation
Revue spécialisée
Where research and practice meet.
EIP-AGRI is continuing to work towards an agriculture of knowledge by connecting farmers, scientists and everyone working with them to generate innovative ideas for a more productive and sustainable EU agricultural sector.
European Union
2017 - Eip Agri
Vidéos
Future farmers in Europe
"Go for it. Choose the rural alternative. Reclaim the fields!" All around Europe, young urban people with no agricultural background decide to start a farm, often using principles of agroecology and community supported agriculture. Despite the many difficulties these new farmers face, their practices are innovative, viable and sustainable. Representing...
France - Germany - Ireland - Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
2017 - Cultivate!
Allocution
11 Years Awaiting in Vain for a Fair Quota Allocation
Once again Spain has turned its back on historic injustices by denying rights to small scale fishers in the Mediterranean to access Bluefin tuna.
2017 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Article de revue spécialisée
Agricultural advisory services
An important subset of projects has focused on advisory and business support specifically to the agri-food sector. These efforts can inspire producers and processors with new ideas, help them develop effective business plans and guide them through implementation challenges
European Union
2017 - THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ENRD)
Allocution
Malta MedFish4Ever Ministerial Declaration
A ministerial conference on Mediterranean fisheries is organized in Malta on 29-30 March 2017 to adopt a common declaration (Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration) on the future of Mediterranean fisheries. The event consists of a Stakeholder roundtable, a launching meeting, a ministerial conference meeting and a ceremony for the signature of the...
Malta
2017
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