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Sustainable organic farming or 9 billion people on Earth? Is this really an inevitable choice?
Although organic farming and sustainability are widely supported in theory, they are still considered a naive strategy when discussing the global food supply. How will we be able to supply the predicted 9 billion global population, and increase agricultural production by 50% using only organic farming methods? It seems impossible. But is it really?
sustainable development, agriculture, organic farming, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable farming
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First European conference on crop diversification brings together more than 200 participants
The first European Conference on Crop Diversification took place from the 18th to the 21st of September 2019 in Budapest, Hungary. It explored the role of crop diversification and strategies towards sustainable agri-food systems. The DiverIMPACTS project, funded under the European Union’s Programme for Research and Innovation Horizon 2020, convened the conference in collaboration with its partner projects Diverfarming, DIVERSify, ReMIX, LegValue, and TRUE as well as the German programme INSUSFAR. The local host was DiverIMPACTS partner ÖMKI, the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture.
Diversification, agriculture, sustainability, sustainable, conference, plant diversification
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World soil day 5th December
World Soil Day (WSD) is supported by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its aim is to emphasize the importance of cultivable soils and to promote sustainable management of soil-related resources.
ecological footprint, organic, climate change, sustainable, soil
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An organic sowing seed working group has been created
On 29 October the organic sowing seed working group was launched by the Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKi). The aim of the working group is to enhance the use of organic sowing seeds in Hungary and to take the first steps towards providing a proper variety assortment of organic sowing seeds for farmers.
organic, ecology, organic farming, sustainability, sustainable, eco, seed
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Agrobiodiversity Agro, bio, what? – Why is the diversity of agriculture important?
Diversity is an important thing. Maybe we have partly understood it. But do we really understand why it is so important? Of course, it’s nice to have lots of different coloured butterflies and interesting animals living around us, and of course we should protect them, but this story is about much more.
ömki, agriculture, organic, climate change, organic agriculture, organic farming, sustainable, agro
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The “living lab” of Hungarian organic agriculture is on the rise
Five new researchers joined our team, we expanded our activities, and further developed our current projects.
ömki, organic agriculture, organic farming, sustainable, eco, organic food, organic tomato, organic grain, livestock
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Advisory network - i2connect
The i2connect project aims to fuel the competencies of advisors supporting interactive innovation processes to respond to multiple challenges in European agriculture and forestry.
organic farming, organic agriculture, sustainable, i2connect, advisory
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European Partnership on Agroecology - All-Ready
Preparation of a European network of agro-ecological living laboratories and research infrastructures
ömki, organic farming, organic agriculture, organic, sustainable, living lab, agroecology, allready
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