Apply for the Call for Organic Innovations

TP Organics has launched a Call for Organic Innovations (link) for the 4th time, to collect solutions that contribute to the transformation of European food & farming systems based on organic and agroecological principles. Such solutions should contribute to one of the following goals that TP Organics wants to see achieved by 2030: 50% of European farmland managed according to …

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Organic Innovation Days 2018 - register now!

Registration has been opened for the 4th edition of the Organic Innovation Days, that will take place in Brussels, 27-29 November 2018. Participants who take part on the workshop on 27 September, will receive a Privilege ticket that provides free access to the whole G-STIC 2018 conference on 28-30 November. Agenda highlights: Organic and stakeholder-driven research in Horizon Europe, the next Framework Programme of …

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TP Organics' new research briefing on the performance of organic agriculture

TP Organics has published a short briefing (find it here) with the most recent scientific evidence about organic farming in terms of economic, environmental and health performance. It summarises the most relevant publications that critically assess the productivity and sustainability of organic farming methods. The rapid increase in the quantity of scientific literature on this topic reflects the growing importance of …

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6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences on 7-9 November

The 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) will take place from 7-9 November in Eisenstadt, Austria, in partnership with the 12th European Organic Congress "Organic on every table: Added value for farmers, consumers and society" on 25-26 September in Vienna, organised by IFOAM EU and BIO AUSTRIA. Under the motto "Dynamic developments in organic research – strengthening partnerships …

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Nutrient management and long-term growth in yield in organic market farms

The goal of the project is to develop a more precise estimation of available nutrients from fertilisers and subsequent supply from the soil for the fertilisation planning of the individual cultures such as potato, grain, cabbage and leek in organic crop rotations. Therefore, a concrete, locally adapted and field-related fertilisation planning for calculating the amounts of fertiliser will be developed for potatoes and vegetables as culture samples, with fertilisers approved in …

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