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Article de revue
Locally rooted: Ideas and initiatives from the field
Two (or more) heads are better than one, goes the old saying, and the same is true in agroecology. As we see here, when people from diverse backgrounds come together, their different perspectives and experiences are fertile ground for creativity and innovation to blossom.
Farmers in Koutiala, a district in Southern Mali grow cereals to feed their families and keep cows for milk and as a form of savings. There, all the arable land is currently under cultivation. During the four months of the rainy season, farmers prioritise the cultivation of cereals over fodder...
Belgium - France - Indonesia - Mali
2016 - ILEIA - centre for learning on sustainable agriculture
Partie d’un ouvrage
Family Farming in Romania
Small Family Farm households are essential for the future of Romania
Although family farms are found in great numbers all over Romania, they are found in their highest numbers, and in the most typical traditional small-scale farmed landscapes, in the northern and Central parts of Romania. This smallholding-based production has persisted, especially in Romanian mountain and upland regions. However, livestock numbers...
Romania
2016 - AgriSpin
Article du bulletin d’information
Inspirational Ideas: Selling dairy products from a milk van
Stanislav Nemec’s runs a dairy farm in the Czech Republic. He originally produced feta cheese, but in 2008 during the economic crisis, his business partner pulled out and he lost 70% of his turnover. What appeared at first to be a serious threat for the further existence of his farm,...
Czechia
2016 - Eip-Agri
Article
Presente y futuro para la agricultura familiar
El esfuerzo continuado desde el año 2008 hasta el 2011 de las organizaciones agrarias, rurales y sociales de más de sesenta países de los cinco continentes, impulsados y coordinados por el Foro Rural Mundial-FRM, logró que la comunidad internacional, a través de la FAO, el FIDA y la ONU, pusiera...
Spain
2016 - Union de Pequenos Agricultores y Ganaderos.
Article de blog
Animal welfare deserves better from investment policy
Over the past couple of decades, the European Union has adopted and implemented legislation that has eliminated the most extreme confinement systems for farm animals, such as barren battery cages for laying hens, cages for broiler chickens and individual sow stalls for pigs.
The European Commission asserts that animal welfare is a...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Divers
European Commission outlines new support package worth €500 million for European farmers
The European Commission has presented a new package of measures worth €500 million from EU funds to support farmers in the face of ongoing market difficulties, particularly on the dairy market.
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Rapport
Research for AGRI Committee - The role of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy in creating rural jobs
This study analysed the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy’s role in creating rural jobs. Starting at the EU level, a thorough systematic literature review and a statistical analysis prepare the ground for more detailed Member Stare reviews and Case studies. When discussing the findings the study concludes that the CAP supports...
European Union
2016 - European parliament
Bulletin d'information
European Network for Rural Development Newsletter
The ENRD newsletter provides all the latest rural development news from Europe straight to your inbox once a month. From policy updates to ENRD meetings and from project outcomes to online videos, this new and updated tool aims to provide something for everybody interested in rural development policy in Europe....
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
Manuel
Be Part of CSA!
The reference booklet on how to participate to Community-Supported Agriculture
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a direct relationship between consumers and farmers which can contribute to a better food system. This relationship enables consumers to obtain local, healthy, often organic food produced with care and joy and helps farmers to sustain themselves and take care of the landscape, preserve the...
European Union
2016 - URGENCI EUROPE
Ouvrage
Methodological handbook for implementing an ex-ante assessment of agriculture financial instruments under the EAFRD
Financial Instruments (FIs) co-financed by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the scope of Rural Development Programmes (RDPs) can be a sustainable and efficient way to invest in the growth and development of businesses and infrastructure in agriculture as well as in the rural economy.
The purpose of...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Bulletin d'information
Farm-Success project newsletter - 1st edition
This newsletter is the first 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
2016
Article de blog
The CAP and the Digital Single Market
Internet connectivity has become vital to modern agriculture. Farmers and cooperatives across the EU have called on the European Commission to increase the penetration of broadband into rural and isolated farming areas.
One of the main objectives of Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is achieving a balanced territorial development through the...
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Événement
3rd European Agroforestry Conference
EURAF and INRA, the French National Institute of Agronomical Research are very pleased to welcome you in Montpellier for the Third European Agroforestry Conference.
Montpellier is the core center in France for Agroforestry Research and demonstration. Both temperate zone and tropical zone agroforestry are targeted by Montpellier researchers. Montpellier is also...
France
2016 - French National Institute of Agronomical Research
Rapport
Understanding Agricultural Exports
Facts and background information
Bananas from Ecuador, Swiss cheese, French red wine, Argentinian steaks, Kenyan coffee, pepper from Vietnam – much of what we eat has been imported into Germany from other countries. Agricultural imports add variety to our plates. On the other hand the German agricultural sector also exports its products – and...
Germany
2016 - Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Article
455 agricultores y ganaderos catalanes se han beneficiado de las ayudas a la producción ecológica por 2,9 millones de euros
El Departamento de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación (DARP) de la Generalidad de Cataluña efectuó el pasado 5 de agosto, los pagos correspondientes a la campaña 2015 de la ayuda a la ganadería ecológica para un total de 455 expedientes y un importe de € 2.974.529,48. Se atender todas las solicitudes de...
Spain
2016
Projet
Agritourism Monitor Farms
The original concept of Monitor Farms is that they are farmer-led initiatives to improve the performance and profitability of a farm, typical of the local area, over three year period. To date the model has been used at over 40 Monitor Farms across Scotland. The agritourism Monitor Farms are run...
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - THE EUROPEAN NETWORK FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ENRD)
Partie d’un ouvrage
Beyond agriculture: Bio-districts
How organic farming model pushes the boundaries of innovation
In Italy, an innovative partnership between organic farmers, local governments, catering and hospitality industries have led to the creation of Bio-districts – territorial networks that promote short supply chains, preserve local traditions and resources, and support rural development. We talked to Salvatore Baslie, one of the initiators of the Bio-district...
Italy
2016 - AgriSpin
Article de blog
Launch of Peasants Consultations for Food Sovereignty Process in Romania
Eco Ruralis association, together with national and international partners, organized the event “The Right to Food Sovereignty – Public Peasants Consultation”, on 24th of April, in Bucharest, Romania. Through this event, a national process was launched, with the purpose of creating a national peasant strategy for the future of agriculture...
Romania
2016 - Ecoruralis
Rapport
Short-Term Outlook for EU arable crops, dairy and meat markets in 2016 and 2017
This publication presents the short term outlook for the arable crops, meat and dairy markets in the EU for 2016-2017. The report is based on analysis of market experts within the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission. Information and data available until 15 June 2016 have...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Article de blog
UK ‘consistently waters down’ reforms of EU farming subsidies
The UK government could have stopped wealthy landowners including aristocrats and a Saudi racehorse owner receiving hundreds of thousands of pounds from the EU’s common agricultural policy, the European commission has said.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016 - EurActiv
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