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| Bradshaw, N J; Stopes, C J; Little, A J; Hitchings, R; Buffin, D. |
| This study was commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) to review the pesticide approval system in the UK and Europe as far as it affects the use of substances and techniques for crop protection by organic producers in Wales. WAG considers it important that the UK pesticide approval system does not present unnecessary barriers to the development of organic production in Wales. Key Recommendations and scope for further work · WAG should work with the Pesticides Safety Directorate to ensure that the development of pesticide regulatory policy at both National and European level takes full account of the needs of both conventional and organic agriculture and horticulture in the UK. · There is scope for WAG to support the development of a... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Crop health; Quality; Protection Values; Standards and certification. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10841/1/pesticideregulation.pdf |
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| Firth, C; Geen, N; Hitchings, R. |
| This project was led and conducted by HDRA, in collaboration with the Soil Association, Elm Farm Research Centre and The Institute of Rural Studies, Aberystwyth. Data was collected from UK packers and wholesalers of organic vegetables on the amounts, value and source of organic vegetables traded during the 2001/02 season. This was supplemented with crop area data from the organic certification bodies on the area of organic vegetable crops grown in the season. All data was cross-referenced with other published sources of information for the same season. Results and conclusions For a range of twenty-five organic vegetables, which can be grown commercially in the UK, levels of self-sufficiency, or market share, have risen from previous reported levels of... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Markets and trade; Vegetables; Technology transfer. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/6750/1/OF0307_2676_FRP.pdf |
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| Sanders, R; Woodward, L; Fleming, D; Jones, Dr H; Hinchsliffe, K; Hitchings, R. |
| Bulletin 87 with coverage of Avian Influenza H5N1 in Suffolk,commentary on Biofuels, a paper on the organic "transition to sustainable resilience",paper on participatory approach to agronomy trials,update on evolutionary breeding of wheat project,article on formation of new growers alliance in UK. |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: "Organics" in general Farming Systems Values; Standards and certification. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10885/1/Bulletin_May_2007_final.pdf |
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