Gender+ inclusive agricultural policies and civil society practices for and with small farmersAgriculture and rural areas are central to the European Green Deal. With the growing food crisis, environmentally sustainab...
To reach climate-neutrality by 2050, everybody must contribute. The project MRV4SOC, funded by the European Union, is doing its part in this collective effort by tackling the issue of soil organic carbon monitoring, r...
Farming is often associated with something traditional, very far from smart solutions and cutting-edge technologies. But what if these antipodes walked hand in hand instead? GUARDIANS released a new video to describe ...
Observing instead of mowing. Questioning rather than executing. Eric is a “punk gardener”. He praises slowness and considers himself a guest in our natural environment. Because “the time has come to take a step ...
The role of women and other minorities in agriculture is critical in improving food security and eradicating poverty. However, it is often neither recognised nor properly remunerated. See how GPS-controlled goats, dig...
The paper investigates what agricultural production depends on, based on a hybrid scheme that might enhance farmers' acceptance of agri-environmental schemes.
An insight from the literature on the measurement of transaction costs related to agri-environmental schemes (AES) and the conceptual framework used for it.
Crucial for nature and agriculture, nutrients are key elements for fertilizers. Researchers are fighting climate change and soil pollution, by recovering them from bio-waste, but experts warn: “Science is not enough...
On the 21-22 of June 2023, 22 partners from 9 European countries gathered in the region of Asturias, Spain, for the first meeting of the EU- funded project GUARDIANS. This project aims to empower small and medium-size...
In Spain, drought is causing irreversible losses to over 3 million crops. Worldwide, water scarcity is expected to increase in more than 80 percent of croplands. From new irrigation systems to support funds, experts a...
In response to the urgent matters related to intensive farming, a successful example of agri-environmental collective scheme in the Netherlands uses a mechanism-based approach to investigate the potential of eco-syste...
Agri-environmental schemes are common in the EU agricultural policy, but do they really help improve environmental and economic efficiency? This report analyzes the application of agri-environmental measures on Bava...
One out of four animal and plant species is threatened, and 1 million face extinction. The UN warns of a “biodiversity apocalypse,” but experts say: “We spend much more financing the destruction of nature, than ...
On September 15 and 16, the 3rd University Congress on Agrifood Innovation and Sustainability (CUISA) took place in hybrid mode at the Higher Polytechnic School of Orihuela - Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spa...
Plant nutrients are crucial for fertilizers, but the war in Ukraine is highlighting Europe's dependence on non-EU countries and the risk of a global food crisis. A circular approach is being tested to recover such key...
The European Union is facing the challenge of building a future economy that is sustainable, low carbon, resource- efficient and competitive at the same time. It is crucial for the EU to foster a transition towards a ...
Nitrogen is vital to agriculture and, generally, to our lives, but its use comes at a price. The paper explores a ‘Smart Market’ approach as a possible means to limit its negative impact on the environment.
The Covid pandemic planted the seeds of a new mindset and pushed lots of EU citizens to telecommute from rural areas. However, most of these still record a shrinking population and fewer opportunities than urban zones...
Agri-environment schemes (AES) are incentive mechanisms that provide funding for farmers and land managers so that they adopt measures that help support biodiversity, preserve landscapes and improve quality of water.
Improving the food system sustainability is one of the biggest challenges of our time. It is closely related to other issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, food security, malnutrition and soil degradation....