On the 30th of June, 2016, Dr Stephan Rist and Mrs Bettina Scharrer, from the Centre for Development and Environment and Dr. Moser, from the Archives of Rural History – both structures within the University of Bern, Switzerland – hosted the first workshop of a project called “The importance of solidarity...

GRIFORVALOR is a thematic network funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme. Its focus is turning waste, by-products and residues from agriculture and forestry into a valuable product or resource for industry through ‘Biomass Innovation Design Hubs’.

The “Grünbuch Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Ländliche Räume" defines measures andguidelines for a sustainable policy for food, agriculture and rural areas.

En Afrique de l’Ouest, les achats institutionnels de produits locaux prennent de l’ampleur. On peut citer par exemple la modification des procédures d’achats du Programme alimentaire mondial (Pam) pour s’approvisionner en partie localement ; la constitution par certains États (Bénin, Mali, Niger, Togo) de stocks tampons pour les produits alimentaires...

In agroecology, farmers continuously build situation-specific knowledge that allows them to develop under unpredictable and changing circumstances. There are no  fixed prescriptions in agroecology about how to produce, process, market or store food, feed, medicine and fibre. Rather, different practices work in different ways depending on each specific context and ecosystem....

This project specifically aims at increasing local value-added of Armenian organic products as well as assisting higher efficiency of relevant public and private institutions. It will support the RA Ministry of Agriculture with creating a clear and enabling legal environment for organic producers and processors in line with international standards....

Between September 16 and 18, 2016 the North Moravian City of Ostrava will play host to a meeting of the European organizations and communities involved in the project of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). The purpose of this gathering that will be attended by over a hundred people from all over...

Meeting in Lille, France, over two days (19-20/09/2016) member organisations from the Netherlands, France and the UK representing small scale fishers reliant on Bass, discussed and agreed a LIFE position for transmission to the European Commission and Member States.

Since the autumn of 2013, the Commission has worked on a proposal for a new law to replace the current Organic Regulation. There is an ongoing trialogue process which is proceeding at a pace agreed on by the three EU institutions at the beginning of the Slovak Presidency,

Operational Groups can include partners from very different backgrounds such as farmers, foresters, advisers, researchers, industry representatives and more. 'Innovation support services', and in particular 'innovation brokering', can play a crucial role in getting worthwhile projects off the ground by bringing people together. Many individuals and organisations across Europe are offering...

The Organic Agriculture Support Initiative (OASI), a project funded by the European Union and co-funded and implemented by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC), aims at further developing organic agriculture in Armenia. The initial success of the organic products on domestic and...

Pociūnėliai is a small town in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. In recent years its population has been decreasing as young people are leaving for the city and businesses have declined. Men typically work in the farming or forestry sector doing physical labour. The women however have very limited work opportunities. The...

Birch sap tapping is an ancient tradition in Finland. There are many Finnish folk tales about the extraction of birch sap and it is believed to have medicinal properties. At exactly the right moment at the beginning of spring, a small hole is drilled into the tree trunk and this...

This report is the result of the work of the EIP AGRI Focus Group (FG) on Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) and more specifically on how landscape features (LFs) contribute to the profitability of arable crop production. The scientific literature shows that LFs provide habitats for beneficial insects and other arthropods,...

Activité vitale de par sa fonction nutritive, l’agriculture a un rôle déterminant en termes économiques, sociaux et environnementaux. Elle continue également d’être un facteur stratégique de la stabilité géopolitique du monde. Très exposée aux chocs météorologiques et aux catastrophes naturelles, l’agriculture doit cependant accroître sa productivité tout en réduisant son...

The thematic group on Smart Competitive Rural Areas covered three meetings and a final Seminar, starting in September 2015 and concluding in May 2016 The first meeting and subsequent feedback from stakeholders including the European Commission, Rural Networks Assembly, Steering Group and NRN, NSU and MA feedback and other partners...

Со времени последних совещаний региональных конференций КВПБ провел две пленарные сессии. В соответствии со своей ролью в согласовании политики на глобальном уровне КВПБ одобрил Принципы ответственного инвестирования в сельское хозяйство и продовольственные системы (ОИСХ – КВПБ) и Рамочную программу действий по обеспечению продовольственной безопасности и питания в условиях затяжных кризисов...

A young Latvian entrepreneur, Krists Ēberliņš, was seeking ways to improve the competitiveness of his apiary. Specifically, he wanted to improve his production processes and at the same time diversify the range of products he could sell. EAFRD support enabled the young entrepreneur to buy new equipment and machinery. These included machinery...

A two-day FAO workshop starting here today is designed to help circulate the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests with the help of civil society organizations. With institutions from about 20 countries in Europe and Central Asia sending representatives, the event should boost...

Exactly 20 years after the ground-breaking European Conference on Rural Development in Cork, which concluded with the signing of theCork Declaration on Rural Development, EU Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development Phil Hogan is pleased to announce that the European Commission is organising a second European Conference on Rural Development...