Project description
Growing organic farming to solve yield challenges
Organic farming stands at the forefront of the European Green Deal vision, targeting a substantial 25 % increase in agricultural land dedicated to organic practices by 2030. However, the challenge of lower yields per hectare in organic farming compared to conventional methods remains. With this in mind, the EU-funded OrganicYieldsUP project aims to revolutionise organic farming by strategically enhancing yields through a comprehensive evaluation of existing knowledge and sustainable impact strategies. This initiative brings together science and practice, fostering collaboration across 11 regions to reshape the future of organic agriculture. As findings unfold, OrganicYieldsUP aims to shape future research and EU policies, providing valuable insights to propel organic farming into a sustainable and fruitful future.
Objective
With the European Green Deal, the Farm-to-Fork and Biodiversity Strategy, the EU aims to achieve the target of at least 25% of the EU’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. This means tripling the current organic farm area with estimated 700.000 farmers expected to enter the organic sector. One of the obstacles hindering conversion to organic farming is the lower yields per hectare grown under organic conditions as compared with those produced under conventional farming. Therefore, improving organic yields is a key challenge of the organic sector, which however needs to be achieved on the basis of the principles of organic farming. Against this background, the overall aim of the project is to contribute to a sustainable increase in yields in organic cropping systems through a comprehensive and structured compilation and evaluation of existing knowledge, devising sustainable impact strategies relevant to stakeholders and policy. The project will set up an European-wide network of testing, experimentation and demonstration sites from 11 regions / countries, representing a wide range of pedo-climatic and structural conditions. It will connect actors from science and practice to jointly reflect on organic yield increase strategies. It will draw recommendations for the future research agenda and development of EU policies relevant for organic production. The outcomes of the project will be widely available and disseminated to actors within and beyond the organic community.
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgium
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Participants (15)
7800-502 Beja
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31020 SAN VENDEMIANO TV
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51014 Tartu
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6225 ALTRIER
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8200 AARHUS N
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531 98 LIDKOPING
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75595 Paris
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24 100 Pulawy
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1033 BUDAPEST
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
14473 Potsdam
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750 07 Uppsala
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56127 Pisa
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38116 Braunschweig
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08007 Barcelona
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56126 Pisa
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Partners (1)
Partner organisations contribute to the implementation of the action, but do not sign the Grant Agreement.
5070 Frick
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