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AGFORWARD
Start date: Jan 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2017,
Agroforestry is the practice of deliberately integrating woody vegetation (trees or shrubs) with crop and/or animal systems to benefit from the resulting ecological and economic interactions. AGFORWARD (AGroFORestry that Will Advance Rural Development) is a four-year project, developed by 23 organisations at the forefront of agroforestry research, practice and promotion in Europe, with the goal o ...
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Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems (CO-FREE)
Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Jun 30, 2016,
The proposed project aims to develop innovative methods, tools and concepts for the replacement of copper in European organic and low input fruit, grapevine, potato, and tomato production systems. Copper-free production systems will be achieved by (i) providing alternative compounds, (ii) ‘smart’ application tools and (iii) by integrating these tools into traditional and novel copper-free crop pro ...
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Organic farming is generally considered to be synonymous with sustainable farming and it has led the field in the development of farming systems and practices based on broad principles of financial, social and environmental sustainability. Nevertheless, the organic sector faces multiple sustainability challenges in the future; consumers are becoming more aware of the issues and food companies are ...
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