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We are excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, "Unlocking the Organic Farm Knowledge Platform" taking place on November 19, 2024. This webinar offers a unique opportunity to explore the Organic Farm Knowledge Platform—the ultimate hub for knowledge exchange in organic food and farming. Whether you are a farmer,…
Read MoreOn October 1, 2024, the OrganicTargets4EU project celebrated a significant milestone: the 20th anniversary of the CORE Organic network. Over the past two decades, this network has played a pivotal role in advancing organic food and farming research across Europe, directly supporting the goals of OrganicTargets4EU and contributing to sustainable…
Read MoreThe organic sector has grown steadily in EU countries in recent years. In 2022, 10.4% of the total utilised agricultural area and 4.5% of the market share was organic. The Farm-to-Fork Strategy of the EU sets the ambitious target of reaching 25% organic area by 2030. The Horizon Europe project OrganicTargets4EU aims at identifying…
Read MoreOrganic and agroecological farming systems are knowledge-intensive relying on a two-way approach where research priorities are based on farmers’ needs and the latest research results are translated and made accessible to farmers and advisers. Hence, only an effective flow of sound knowledge between scientists, farmers, and advisors can allow the…
Read MoreThe European Partnership on Accelerating Farming Systems Transition – Agroecology Living Labs and Research Infrastructures (AGROECOLOGY) announces the first co-funded call with a 31.5 M€ budget. The call was launched on the 15th of February 2024. All information on the call including all call documents as well as a partnering…
Read MoreA well-functioning AKIS is key to achieving EU organic targets - 25% of agricultural land under organic farming and a significant increase in organic aquaculture by 2030. Based on research carried out in OrganicTargets4EU project, this article summarises the assessment of the knowledge and innovation systems in organic agriculture, aquaculture,…
Read MoreThe CORE Organic Pleiades network, TP Organics, IFOAM Organics Europe, and OrganicTargets4EU welcome the pre-announcement of the first partnership on agroecology call which acknowledges the importance of organics. Ivana Trkulja (CORE Organic Coordinator, ICROFS) states “This is an important achievement and a great possibility that organic research and innovation is…
Read MoreThe CORE Organic Pleaides network hosted a workshop in Brussels, as part of the Horizon Europe project OrganicTargets4EU. The name of the seminar was "CORE Organic Annual Workshop 2023", and the subject title for this year's event was "CORE Organic Pleaides Network Roadmap to 2030". The event gathered approximately 30…
Read MoreThe first Green ERA-HUB call on "Contributions towards a sustainable and resilient agri-food system" was pre-announced. The OrganicTargets4EU project is hosting the CORE Organic Network of European Public Finders that is actively engaged in the Green ERA Hub (GEH) initiative. The GEH gathers, along with the CORE Organic, 15 international…
Read MoreBy the end of 2022, EU Member States had finalised their CAP Strategic Plans, including organic support from 2023 to 2027. For the first time, all EU countries are providing support for organic farming and have set targets for the organic land area by 2027 or 2030. Since 1990, most…
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