Innovation

The implementation of public-private partnership projects has successfully begun

by in Innovation, News 30 December, 2022

A call for co-financing public-private partnerships (PPP) within the project “Organic Trade for Development in Eastern Europe” (OT4D), funded by the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs – SECO and implemented by IFOAM – Organics International (International Association for Organic Agriculture) in cooperation with the consortium Helvetas (Swiss organization for international cooperation) and FiBL (Research Institute […]

BEYOND FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT PANEL DISCUSSION – Ministry of Agriculture and the United Nations

by in Innovation, News 1 June, 2022

At the Panel on transformations of food systems (“BEYOND FOOD SYSTEMS SUMMIT PANEL DISCUSSION”) organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and the United Nations and held within the International Agricultural Fair in Novi Sad, Assistant Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management Vedrana Ilić pointed out that we must build resilient and sustainable food systems […]

OT4D – Helpline for technical questions regarding organic standards and certification

by in Innovation, News 29 January, 2022

New service introduced The OT4D project, a project from Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), implemented by IFOAM Organics International, Helvetas Intercooperation and FiBL, is opening an online helpline for local certification bodies as well as local consultants, who are involved in topics related to quality and label standards. The OT4D project supports the […]

Examples of future-oriented organic farming

by in Innovation 20 February, 2019

A lot of yield on a small area – for organic farmers this should be possible with elaborated organic cultivation methods. Examples have been outlined at the conference “New concepts for an agro-ecological and future-oriented agriculture”. They were presented by the German foundation “Ökologie&Landbau” together with the network “Öko-Junglandwirte” and the University of Kiel. Les […]

Apple picker

by in Innovation 19 February, 2019

A push-driven designed downed-apple picker for the backyard to small sized orchard is another innvention to facilitate manual work on the farm. This is not the „machinery“ used to pick apples for consumers due to spikes on the barrel, but for apples to be processed further. It is very easy for use, simply adjust the […]

SOILVEG – Improving soil conservation and resource use in organic cropping systems for vegetable production

by in Innovation 19 February, 2019

What’s the best way to manage Agroecological Service Crops? Comparing the usual management of ASC as green manure vs the use of roller crimper in a no till system, SoilVeg found that the latter generate an higher overall environment benefit, although with lower yields. SoilVeg is an applied research European project involving 9 European countries […]

Urban Agriculture, Smart Design, and Vertical Farms

by in Innovation 1 February, 2019

The big advantage that urban farming touts is the innovative reimagining and utilization of space. Urban farms might be as humble as your traditional, outdoor community garden. On the other hand, they might be as complex and futuristic as well-regulated, self-contained, environmentally controlled pods that are stacked on top of each other. In one of […]

Pasona Group, Tokyo, Japan

by in Innovation 1 February, 2019

At the Pasona Group’s headquarters in Tokyo, tomatoes dangle from the ceiling, herbs grow fragrantly in meeting rooms and a rice paddy serves as the lobby centerpiece. Photograph: Pasona Group At the Tokyo headquarters of the Pasona Group, a staffing company, tomatoes dangle from the ceiling, herbs grow fragrantly in meeting rooms and a rice paddy […]