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Organic farming in the EU
In the European Union, the use of organic agricultural land has almost doubled in recent years. Austria, Sweden and Estonia have the highest proportion of organically farmed land in Europe. EU citizens are also increasing their demand for organic products. Europe is the second largest market in the world, worth €22.7 billion. Germans,...
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Rapport
Research for agri committee - the interactions between the EU's external action and the common agricultural policy
The CAP has been strongly influenced by the EU’s External Actions. The various Enlargements, and trade policies to favour its neighbours to both the East and South, and for its former colonies, have left their mark. However it is external pressures through the GATT/WTO that have had the most defining...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Herbivorous Project
A group of farmers, a university and an advisory centre in Latvia have set up a project called Herbivorous Project. Through the exchange of knowledge in the livestock sector between farmers and scientists, the project aims to promote a cost-effective and competitive method of livestock farming whilst improving quality and...
Latvia
2016 - EIP - Agri
Revue spécialisée
Rural Responses to Challenges in Europe
This edition of the ENRD’s EU Rural Review focuses on the contribution that rural areas can and do make to some of the most pressing challenges facing Europe today. It also examines in detail some of the new policy tools and opportunities that can be used to optimise the positive...
European Union
2016 - EU RURAL REVIEW
Article de blog
Organic farmers could feed the world
Organic farming could provide ample food for the whole human population, while causing less pollution and fewer health problems than conventional agriculture, according to a team of American scientists.
European Union
2016 - Eur Activ
Article de revue
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of Hungary
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 6. Presentation of Hungary
Hungary
2016 - Association of private farming of the Czech Republic
Note/document d'orientation
A Better Life in Rural Areas
CORK 2.0 DECLARATION 2016
The declaration sets out ten orientations to guide future policy responses taking into account the potential of rural areas to deliver sustainable solutions, as well as current challenges.
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Événement
Ovibeja Agicultural Fair
The Ovibeja is a trade mark. And if the need sharpens the wit, the "Ovibeja" brand is the shared construction, the step forward that we need to always continually looking for new solutions. The Ovibeja is the hallmark of an inclusive fair. Encouraging. Motor driver of different dynamics that comprises...
Portugal
2016
Article de revue
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of Poland
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 7. Presentation of Poland
Poland
2016 - Association of private farming of the Czech Republic
Article de blog
Inspirational ideas: Aquaculture + hydroponics = aquaponics
Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms, e.g. fish, and hydroponics is growing plants in a soilless medium. Aquaponics couples both systems. The nutrient-rich water from the fish unit is used as fertiliser for the hydroponically grown crops, therefore significantly reducing the sewage of the fish component.
However, larger aquaponic systems...
Belgium - European Union - Germany - Spain
2016 - EIP Agri
Article de revue
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of Slovakia
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 8. Presentation of Slovakia
Slovakia
2016
Revue spécialisée
Rural Connections
In this edition of Rural Connections, a lot of attention to what happened at the Cork 2.0 Conference, 5-6 September 2016. Through ‘A focus on… Cork 2.0’ (pp. 13-30) it is provided an overview of the event, highlight the main messages coming out of the four workshops (on growth, environment,...
European Union
2016 - European Network for Rural Development
Article de revue
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of the UK
Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 10. Presentation of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2016
Divers
Call for papers - Producer Organizations and Cooperatives for responsible investments and sustainable agricultural development in the Mediterranean
CIHEAM and FAO invite junior and senior researchers, cooperators, development practitioners, journalists, any relevant representative from the international community and policy makers to submit papers that analyze and demonstrate the role of producer organizations and cooperatives for responsible investments and sustainable agricultural development, both at global level and in the...
2016 - International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM)
Partie d’un ouvrage
How the EU can help improve agriculture practices and simultaneously work towards its climate change goals
In 2015, two global policy developments stood out, which are highly relevant for agriculture. Firstly, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed, which seek to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (Goal 2) by 2030 (UN, 2016). Secondly, the UNFCCC Paris Agreement was adopted...
2016 - IFOAM
Rapport
Understanding Farming
Facts and figures about German farming
This publication is designed to provide readers with a compilation of facts and figures about German farming, allowing them to form their own opinions about farming and farming-related issues. The aim is to promote readers’ understanding by describing modern farming methods without ignoring controversial issues.
Germany
2016 - Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Événement
OECD meeting of Agriculture Ministers
Ministers of Agriculture from OECD countries and partner economies around the world will meet at OECD headquarters in Paris on 7-8 April 2016, to discuss Better Policies to Achieve a Productive, Sustainable and Resilient Global Food System. Ministers will explore the new policies needed to achieve this widely shared interest,...
France
2016 - OECD
Événement
International Conference on Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Land Use
Conservation Agriculture is practised on over 155 million hectares around the world, covering more than one tenth of the global annual cropland surface. The largest and most rapid expansion has been in North and South America, Australia/New Zealand, and some parts of Asia and Africa. Compared to this, the adoption...
Hungary
2016
Article de blog
Mapping Local and Solidarity -Based Partnerships between Producers and Consumers in the Mediterranean Basin
Mapping the Local and Solidarity-based Partnerships in Mediterranean Basin is an extremely challenging task: it means dealing with a new and rapidly growing field. To date, to the best of our knowledge, there is has been no study that deals specifically with local food systems in the area as a...
European Union
2016 - URGENCI
Article de blog
Fit for purpose, fair and sustainable: A new agricultural policy is possible
A new study by German environmental NGO NABU (BirdLife Germany) shows how current funding could be used more economically and ecologically.
Sixty billion euros. That’s roughly how much of the EU’s annual budget is allocated to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Almost 40% of the bloc’s coffers are spent on it....
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
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