by Elena Ianeselli | Nov 30, 2016 | Highlights
The European Association for Research on Plant Breeding (EUCARPIA) Genetic Resource Section, in association with the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) will host a conference titled ‘CROP DIVERSIFICATION IN A CHANGING WORLD: Mobilizing...
by Elena Ianeselli | Nov 28, 2016 | Highlights
Over the past few months, the Capsella and Diversifood projects, both of which involve Rete Semi Rurali, the Italian seed network, agreed on a series of points of synergy and collaboration on data management issues. These points were formalised in a Memorandum of...
by Elena Ianeselli | Nov 17, 2016 | Highlights
Living and Learning on Organic Farms It recently came to its conclusion the two-year project LLOOF www.lloof.eu. Thanks to the joint efforts, energies and team work that involved 10 European WWOOF National Organisations, through over 20 online meeting and three...
by Elena Ianeselli | Nov 17, 2016 | Highlights
The IITA Youth Agripreneurs’ (IYA) ICT unit has established its own businesses by making use of ICT tools, like drones. The members also give ICT trainings with the aim to enhance agriculture and sensitise rural entrepreneurs. Full article at...
by Elena Ianeselli | Nov 17, 2016 | Highlights
With over 200 hundred participants, including policy makers such as the new Vice Minister of Agriculture and the Alternate Minister of Environment and Energy Gianni Tsironis, the meeting highlighted the importance of agroecology (what it is, why use this term, what...