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James, K.; Akyüz, M.; Niggli, U.; Ramprasad, V.; Chable, V.. |
Recent developments in organic farming and consumption show dynamic growth in markets; new uptake of Organic Agriculture by farmers, however, has been slow. Hindrances appear to be production problems or lack of trust by the farmers that organic methods can solve farming problems, such as fertilization, plant protection, animal health, efficient use of workforce, marketing diversity etc. While in some cases those problems can be solved through learning existing and regionally practiced methods, innovations are imperative to make organic farming competitive and a viable alternative farming system. OFIA, the Organic Farming Innovation Award, part of the Organic World Congress, highlights outstanding innovations and publishes priorities for innovative... |
Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/28094/7/28094.pdf |
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Rey, F.; Drexler, D.; Bocci, R.; Oehen, B.; Constanzo, A.; Goldringer, I.; Padel, S.; Chable, V.. |
To tackle this issue, Diversifood team organised a forum with policy makers and stakeholders on the 11th of April 2018, in Brussels. Diversifood’s aim is to share results and key lessons including new approaches for the management of cultivated biodiversity, for plant breeding for sustainable farming systems, and new relationships among actors of food systems. In the afternoon, there was time for discussion, knowledge sharing, collecting feedback and extending current policies to include cultivating diversity and food quality (for FP9, CAP 2020, The outputs of this workshop will feed Diversifood’s final recommendations. The forum was kindly hosted by the European Committee of the Regions (Rue Belliard/Belliardstraat 101, 1040 Brussels). |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food quality and human health Biodiversity and ecosystem services Breeding; Genetics and propagation. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/34739/1/rey-etal-2018-DIVERSIFOOD-D6.4-Proceedings-of-the-EU-stakeholders-forum.pdf |
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