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Plan carbone de la production laitière française (LIFE Carbon Dairy)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Jun 30, 2018,

Background Dairy production has opposing effects on climate change. It generates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions but can regulate climate through carbon storage in soils. Hence, cattle rearing management techniques can strongly impact on the sustainability of this activity. Nevertheless, studies reveal that knowledge gaps exist amongst French Dairy farme ...
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Echanges transfrontaliers pour le Maraîchage et la culture de fraise, favorisant les Méthodes Alternatives (EMMA)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

Current regulations require farmers to use less pesticides and insecticides for their crops. As a result, the farmers have to be increasingly creative to preserve their crops without using chemical products. This isnot without affecting their earnings.Through this project, the partners promote the integrated and sustainable production of vegetables and strawberries in the cross-border area. They i ...
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IMPROVING REGIONAL PROSPERITY THROUGH BETTER RESOURCE UTILIZATION ON DAIRY FARMS AND STAKEHOLDER COOPERATION (DAIRYMAN)

Start date: Apr 16, 2008, End date: Aug 31, 2013,

AIM The aim of DAIRYMAN is to strengthen rural communities in the regions of North West Europe (henceforth NWE) where dairy farming is a main economic activity and a vital form of land use. It will lead to a more competitive dairy sector. stronger regional economies and an improved ecological performance within the rural area. WHY? The climatic and soil conditions in NWE regions are excellent ...
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Sustainable Use of Nitrogen (SUN)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Jun 29, 2013,

Agriculture was, and still is, the main component of the rural landscape: in Europe, agriculture, together with forests, takes up about 3/4 of the territory. In this sense, it plays a major role in the maintenance or improvement of the quality of the environment. Since the implementation of the Nitrates Directive (91/676) in 1991, the water quality has not significantly improved. In the cross-bord ...
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Let us protect our soil (PROSENSOLS)

Start date: Aug 31, 2008, End date: Dec 30, 2012,

The project aims to raise awareness among the population of the environmental, economic and socio-cultural functions of the soil, as well as the pressure it faces. The impact on local and cross-border level is explained, as are the measures that have been adopted or could be adopted to limit soil degradation. At the same time, the partners assess the impact of various agricultural practices on com ...
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JADE 2

Start date: Dec 31, 2007, End date: Dec 30, 2011,

In Flanders and Nord-Pas de Calais, the number of vegetable farms is decreasing due to a large number of retirements, economic difficulties and European and national regulatory constraints. The crops are quite similar in both areas, and identified problems and preoccupations are often analogous.The farming of fruits and vegetables is very demanding in terms of visual quality and food safety.Theref ...
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