TP Organics Newsletter

No. 04/2018

Organic Innovation Days 2018 - review and presentations

Around 40 people attended the event 4th edition of the Organic Innovation Days, the annual event of TP Organics that took place in collaboration with the G-STIC 2018 conference from 27 to 29 November 2018 at Science14 and Tour & Taxis in Brussels. G-STIC 2018 is part of a series of Global Sustainable Technology & Innovation Conferences (G-STIC) to catalyse change, strengthen the means of implementation, and revitalise the global partnership for sustainable development. ...

European Parliament supports research for organic agriculture but maintains contentious innovation principle in Horizon Europe

On 12 December, the plenary of the European Parliament adopted the Regulation and Decision on the Specific Programme of Horizon Europe, the EU’s Research & Innovation Framework Programme for 2021-2027. TP Organics is pleased to see that the European Parliament expects Horizon Europe to “accelerate the transition towards sustainable approaches in all forms of agriculture, including conventional and organic agriculture”. …

Save the date: TP Organics' Science Day at Biofach 2019

On February 15, from 10 am to 3 pm, TP Organics will hold a Science Day during the World's Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food Biofach in Nuremberg, Germany. On the agenda: 1st insights from the revision process of TP Organics' Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda; Discussions in small groups on the priority topics for the organic sector; …

Awarding agricultural innovation: Pierre Sarazin foundation - apply by 31 December

Every year, the Pierre Sarazin foundation awards people & organisations in France and Belgium that have developed agricultural techniques celebrating innovation & entrepreneurship with a price of up to 25,000 €. The agricultural techniques can be related to any agricultural sector. They must be environmentally friendly, economically sound, and able to be taken up by others. Applicants can be farmers …

Call for abstracts: Organic farming & soil management

The Session “Organic farming and soil management” (SSS10.1, European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2019) on 7-12 April 2019 in Vienna, Austria will consider soil science & productivity, plant protection, soil & water pollution, crop quality, and socio-economic aspects. You are invited to contribute with your experience in sustainable agriculture in relation to these aspects. Studies focused on optimal energy efficiency, …

Operational group in focus: Agroforestry experiment in North Holland

Conventional agriculture faces problems such as loss of biodiversity, the use of chemical inputs, the decrease of soil fertility and manifold negative effects on the environment to which the concept of agroforestry can present a solution. By applying agroforestry in various forms and on different scale levels, a resilient and sustainable agricultural system can be developed that minimises production risks, generates ecological added value in the area in the form of increased biodiversity, and ensures a more varied landscape. ...

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