Bio-districts are a specific form of aggregation which are particularly effective in implementing a multi-stakeholder, environmentally conscious, and place-based approach to food system sustainability. Bio-districts may facilitate the agroecological transition of the local food systems. The aim...

The basis of regenerative agriculture is represented by its main element, namely the soil. Ensuring good soil health will lead to many beneficial effects on agricultural ecosystems. Among the main beneficial effects of soil health we can list the management of groundwater resources and...

Organic farming is a sector with real development potential in Romania, being an essential instrument on the way to environmental protection, through the conservation of soil, improvement of water quality and support to biodiversity. The present paper aims to analyses the evolution of organic...

Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit dem Phänomen der Solidarischen Landwirtschaft, welche einen möglichen Ausweg aus der schwierigen Situation für Kleinbetriebe in Osteuropa bieten könnte. Der Schwerpunkt des Interesses liegt auf den Kosten und dem Nutzen für die Akteure - Landwirte und ihre...

This note is a supporting document for the "Conference on Agriculture and Enlargement" that will take place in Zagreb- Croatia (12- 13/6/2009), providing a comprehensive overview of the agricultural sector in Croatia and a short description of the reform of its agricultural policy towards EU...

Organic farming practices have environmental benefits compared to conventional ones. Their adoption is the result of a complex interaction of intrinsic attitudes of farmers, their profit expectations and farm policy incentives. We use an agricultural sector model and develop an extended version...