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Vidéos
Converting to Organic Farming
This video is a documentary featuring a European farmer who converted his farming system from conventional farming to organic farming to show the pros and cons of the process from a personal perspective. The farmer describes the different stages which the older system underwent and mentions which channels of distribution...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Rapport
EU Dairy Farms Report
This annual report provides an overview of EU dairy farms based on the latest available data from the Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) for 2013. It provides trends in milk margin per tonne and in income per work unit from 2004 to 2013, and estimates of gross milk margins for...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Article de blog
Agricultural Markets Task Force
With greater market orientation of EU policies and increasing trade liberalisation in recent years, the EU agriculture sector is no longer shielded from global developments in the food supply chain. The participation of the European agri-food sector in global markets has created important trading opportunities, but also exposed it to greater market instability and increased price volatility.
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Article du bulletin d’information
News from the Deck - August and September
The monthly newsletter of the Low Impact Fishers of Europe
The newsletter of August and September 2016 includes:
LIFE presents its contribution to the “Extraordinary Plan for the Management of the Mediterranean Spanish coast” for 2017-2019 to the Spanish Ministry
The Low Impact Fishers of Baltic Countries present their Action Plan to the EU Commission
Other news from around the EU
News from our...
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Article de blog
New CAP struggling to improve farmers’ resilience
ince the launch of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2015, the EU’s farmers have suffered a string of crises. The CAP’s greening measures have helped farmers maintain their revenue, but the questions of job creation and access to land have proved harder to answer. EurActiv France reports.
Europe’s farmers...
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Article de blog
Peasants in Transylvania: a love note
Though many people shy away from the word and distance themselves from its negative connotations, there is a contemporary push to reclaim ‘peasant’ as something to be proud of, to be respected. In Transylvania, Eco Ruralis is part of this effort but the true driving force, though not necessarily in...
Romania
2016 - Indie Farmer
Article de blog
LIFE Platform: Outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council
On Monday 10th october 2016, The Council reached a political agreement on the fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea for 2017. Following these important decisions, the Low Impact Fishers of Europe issue a statement to express their view on the way forward to ensure sustainable and viable fisheries in the Region in 2017...
European Union
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Événement
Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security: Policies, Sustainability, Marketing and Trade
The aim of this seminar is to bring together experts and researchers from the agriculture and food sectors to debate over methodological and empirical issues regarding relationships among Euro-Mediterranean countries on topics such as food policy, trade and marketing.
This seminar will also focus on the topics of food security and...
2016 - Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania (CIHEAM - MAICH)
Article de blog
Mapping farm fields systems could be ‘better used’, EU auditors say
he European Court of Auditors has urged the European Commission to avoid “unnecessarily complicated” rules for mapping EU farm fields eligible for direct payments under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and to “simplify the system” wherever possible.
The Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) is a key control mechanism of the CAP, which...
European Union
2016 - EurActiv
Article de blog
FAO brings message of hope to Budapest Water Summit
Water scarcity is a pressing problem for the future of agriculture and food, but solutions are available for using water more efficiently. Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, shared some of those solutions with participants at the Budapest Water Summit
Hungary
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Article de blog
ENRD Workshop on Agri-environment-climate Measures
DG AGRI and the ENRD Contact Point jointly organised a workshop on ‘Agri-environment-climate Measures (AECM): Challenges of controllability and verifiability’ in Brussels on 7 December 2016. The workshop addressed specifically the design and implementation of result-oriented AECM; collective approaches to AECM; and support for input reduction. It further discussed challenges...
European Union
2016 - European Commission
Note/document d'orientation
SSFs of Spain ask ICAAT a dedicated quota for Bluefin tuna
Mediterranean and Canary Island Fishers demand fishing quota justice
The Association in Defence of Mediterranean Artisanal Fisheries (ADPAM), the Regional Federation of Canary Island Fishing Cofradias, the Gaia Oceans Association, the Tarragona Fishing Cofradia and the Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE) met in Tarragona to ask that Bluefin tuna quoas are assigned by ICAAT specifically to the coastal small...
European Union
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Rapport
EIP-AGRI Focus Group Sustainable High Nature Value (HNV) farming
The Focus Group brought together 20 experts from 15 EU Member States and a diverse range of backgrounds. They explored the potential for making effective use of the EIP-AGRI to improve the long-term viability of High Nature Value (HNV) farming systems and thereby stop/reverse the decline in HNV farmland currently...
2016 - Eip Agri
Article de blog
Stronger farmers, better food supply chain: Council conclusions
On 12 December 2016 the Council, led by the Slovak Presidency, adopted conclusions on strengthening the position of farmers in the food supply chain and tackling unfair trading practices.
The Council acknowledges the importance of a well-functioning food supply chain and expresses concern about the vulnerability of farmers in this context, despite multiple efforts to improve...
European Union
2016 - European Council
Allocution
Bluefin Tuna: A Fair Quota for Small Scale Low Impact Fishers
LIFE staff and members will meet with DG Mare services on 19th October in a multi-stakeholder consultation ahead of the ahead of the 20th Special Meeting of ICCAT in Portugal, November 14 to 21. Ahead of the stakeholder meeting, LIFE sent a letter to Commissioner Vella calling for a dedicated small scale fishing quota.
European Union
2016 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe
Article de blog
Latest news from family farming national committees in Eastern Europe
During the World Rural Forum representative Laura Lorenzo’s visit to Hungary, the National Committee on Family Farming showed great interest in providing continuity for the International Year of Family Farming through various action strategies such as the Directives on Family Farming. Using this approach, the National Committee is already working...
Czechia - Hungary - Slovakia
2016
Rapport
Entwicklung des Gemüsebaus in Deutschland von 2000-2015: Anbauregionen, Betriebsstrukturen, Gemüsearten und Handel
Vegetable production is the most important horticultural sector in Germany, as measured by production area and gross value added. During 2015, open field vegetable production included 115,500 hectares. The annual per capita consumption of vegetables in Germany has increased significantly over the past decades from only 64 kg in the...
Germany
2016 - Thünen-Institut
Partie d’un ouvrage
How is the life of family farms in Europe? Presentation of Lithuania
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 4. Presentation of Lithuania
Lithuania
2016
Projet
Czech farmers know how to do it - Farm succesion
APF CR is a part of the International project FARM_SUCCESS, which deal with succession at family farms. The main aim of the project is to provide tools and knowledge to young farmers in order to enhance and support succession process in family farms. In mid of September already third meeting...
Czechia
2016 - Association of private farming of the Czech Republic
Ouvrage
Sustainable development in the European Union
Sustainable development has long been part of the political agenda of the European Union. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their related targets, approved in September 2015 by the UN General Assembly, provide a new policy framework worldwide towards ending all forms of poverty, fighting inequalities and tackling climate change,...
European Union
2016 - European Union
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