Chinese-Danish networking on Systemic Approaches to Pest Management without Pesticides

China Agricultural University (CAU) and ICROFS jointly organized a Workshop in Boshan, Shandong Province in China, on 15-17 April, 2012, to identify and discuss joint research priorities and key challenges in developing systemic approaches to pest management without pesticides

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NJF seminar: Local Food - a step towards better and more environmentally friendly products
Local foods are in demand for various reasons: concern for the environment and sustainability, to satisfy the demand for product quality, to support local farmers and the local economy, or to express a preference for a certain agricultural production and distribution practice. One aim of this seminar is to shed light on these issues. The seminar will be held 18-19 September 2012 in Denmark.

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Ph.D.course: Sustainability assessment in farming and food systems – organic, conventional and beyond

In September, a SOAR- NOVA summer course with focus on sustainability assessments will be held. We will introduce theories and practices of assessing and improving the sustainability of today’s changing agricultural and food systems. Read more...

Improved health and welfare of organic laying hens

The mortality rate among organic laying hens is twice as high as for layers from enriched cages. In an international research collaboration scientists from Aarhus University will be investigating why this is so with the hope of improving the health and welfare of laying hens and this dissatisfactory statistic.
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PhD course: Public Foodscapes - A Role for Local and Sustainable Food Strategies?

A PhD course on Public Foodscapes investigates current cases of local and sustainable food strategies in the Øresund region as well as European cases and tie the cases together with theoretically based contributions within foodscape, sustainability and super-setting studies. The course is open to PhD students working with public food and sustainability issues and is held Tuesday 8 May to Friday 11 May 2012. Registration is still open.
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Data network for better European organic market information

To create a new basis for the consistent elaboration of market data, the EU has granted funds for a new research project called Data Network for Better European Organic Market Information (OrganicDataNetwork). The project aims to meet the needs of policy makers and actors involved in organic markets by increasing the transparency of the European organic food market through better availability of market intelligence.Read more...

ICROFS news, March 2012

International organic research theme - Brazil:
- Research experiences on organic agriculture from Brazil
- Organic milk production in Brazil
- Mokichi Okada Research Center, Brazil
- Effect of alternative fertilization in pastures in Brazil.
CoreOrganic:
Preventing disease and parasites in european organic pig herds

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Herbs and berries for preservation of meat products
Scientists from Aarhus University collaborate with the Danish Meat Research Institute (DMRI), and with Tulip Food Company and Hanegal in the Organic RDD project: Berrymeat on the development of organic and conventional meat products that are preserved using antibacterial berries and herbs.
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New blog: Landscapes for People, Food and Nature
The Landscapes for People, Food and Nature initiative has launched a new blog on January 30th, 2012. The landscapes Blog will help increase awareness of integrated agricultural landscapes, foster a dynamic community of practice, and highlight the work of co-organizers and other practitioners on a landscape scale. Read more...

The 2nd African Organic Conference, Maye 2-4, Zambia
The conference, held in May 2-4, Lusaka in Zambia, will promote mainstreaming of organic agriculture in African Government policies, in African intergovernmental organizations as well as among development partners. It will provide evidence on the benefits of organic agriculture and its contributions to the challenges and needs in Africa.
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Healthy herbs for healthy cows
Cows on grass prefer a diet that includes herbs rather than pure grass. Scientists from Aarhus University have studied a selection of herbs and their potentially beneficial effects. The ambition with the literature review was to acquire more knowledge about the effect of the herbs on health, productivity and milk quality as part of the Darcof III project, ORMILKQUAL on the effect of pasture composition on milk production.
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6th European Organic Congress -
Copenhagen, Denmark, 17-18 April 2012
The 6th European Organic Congress is held in Denmark, Copenhagen 17-18 April. The congress involves high level panel discussions with policy makers and experts from across the organic and agricultural sectors, workshops, coffee and lunch breaks as well as a gala dinner on April 17th. There will also be an opportunity to take part in an organic excursion on the 16th of April, which includes visits to organic farms, an organic bakery, a producer of public procurement and retail store.

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Article: Organic for the future
Europe faces major challenges to conserve biodiversity, secure soil, and promote animal welfare and there is an urgent need to ensure global food security. Organic food and farming paves the way to meet these challenges; but to succeed a further development of organic food and farming is key. On occasion of the Danish EU Presidency, ICROFS has written an article to promote the awareness of organic research and development.
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