The 39th edition of the North America-EU agriculture conference took place last September in Copenhagen, Denmark. Organised by Copa Cogeca and Danish Agriculture and Food Council with the support of Corteva, the conference gathered 180 representatives from the EU, US, Canadian and Mexican farmers organisations. The key objective of the conference is to discuss the…
The course will focus on: – What ‘sustainability’ means and how it applies to farming; – How crops are grown in the EU – both arable and horticultural; – How livestock is farmed in the EU to produce meat, dairy products and eggs; – The challenges of feeding a rapidly expanding global population; – The…
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SMARTCHAIN wants to foster and accelerate the shift towards collaborative short food supply chains and, through concrete actions and recommendations, to introduce new robust business models and innovative practical solutions that enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the European agri-food system. With the questionnaire below, SMARTCHAIN aims to find out the main internal and external…
Bukarest, Romania, May 21-22 At this conference, Minister of Ministry of Research and Innovation, President of the Romanian Academy for Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, high level reprezentatives of the Ministry of Agriculture will participate as well as high level researchers and other food chain stakeholders from Romania and other European Countries. Our intention is to…
Setubal, Portugal, May 15-16 How to create diversification opportunities for farmers through innovative value chains of plant-based medicinal and cosmetic products? Collect data, studies and existing knowledge regarding the demand for plants for medicinal and cosmetic use. Identify existing value chains of plant-based medicinal and cosmetic products where farmers play a substantial role. The identified value chains…
Bologna, Italy, May 14-15
May 2019 Houten, The Netherlands The Rural Youth Project (RYP) is a research-based project in Scotland which aims to develop feasible strategies to facilitate the involvement of young people in agricultural and rural activity by better understanding their current situation, aspirations, opportunities and challenges and making comparisons between Scotland, England, Wales and other countries.