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Eleven market and policy instruments (MPIs) showing the greatest potential to solve the CS dilemma: how ensuring economic viability of organic dairy farms and thus maintain their beneficial arable land management, and to support proposed transition strategies were selected and assessed via interviews with 10 experts - members of the Czech multi-actor platform (MAP) during autumn 2020; both qualitatively via the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) and qualitatively via homogeneous questionnaire.

This is the title of the editorial article in the latest issue Vol 47, No 3 (2020) of the open access Int. Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources focusing on agroecology. Thanks to the guest editor Prof. András Székács a review article on agroecology initiatives in Hungary - also referencing UNISECO - was published. Read abstracts and download full articles.

The key theme of the conference is the role of soil in alternative agricultural systems: how can we conserve, regenerate and build this treasure for our common future, how can we conserve, regenerate and build this treasure for our common future. UNISECO staff member, Alfréd Szilágyi will make a presentation about the soil ecosystem services and also facilitate a workshop in the afternoon about possibilities of soil amendments in permaculture systems.

Save the date for the FFA2021 virtual event.

The Forum for the Future of Agriculture - with the founding partner ELO and strategic partner WWF, who are also partners in UNISECO - returns in 2021 with the 'FFA Month of March’, incorporating its annual conference on March 23 in an entirely virtual studio-based approach.

Success story of a farm: income diversification, keeping added value and cooperation pays off!

A visit to a farm involved in sustainability assessments within the UNISECO project. - An article by Andrea Hrabalová.

Regenerative agriculture is one of the most promising solutions to the collective challenges we face – climate change, but also biodiversity loss and water scarcity. Yet if regenerative agriculture is the answer, how can we achieve deployment at scale?

UNISECO was also contributing to the discussion.

An ex-ante multi-criteria assessment (MCA) was undertaken via interviews with 11 MAP members of the policy instruments in Latvia to define priorities for implementation. 

The transition strategy in the Latvian case study is focussed on: 1) increasing the economic viability of conventional and organic, largely grass-based dairy farms while preserving biodiversity in grasslands and water resource quality; 2) fostering consumer demand for organic dairy products to ensure that certified organic milk is processed into organic dairy products.

The Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI) celebrates its ten year anniversary with a high-level science-policy discussion on 26 & 27 November 2020 byengaging policy makers, stakeholders and researchers to debate on new paths to assure food production, set scientific priorities and define knowledge-based policies. 

On 26 November (from 2pm to 4pm CET) the special webinar ‘Shifting European Finance towards Food System Transformation’ will take place. This event is hosted by Biovision Foundation, CIDSE, IPES-Food, and the AgroecologyNow group at Coventry University’s Center for Agroecology Water and Resilience (CAWR).

Join the free event organised by Terra Madre and Slow Food on 24 November at 10:30

An exchange will take place between representatives from the European Commission, the Ministries of Agriculture of Germany and Italy, an expert from IDDRI, a sustainable development think tank, and Slow Food farmers.

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has announced that the European Commission has stated that it will support and enhance the potential of rural areas through the development of a Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas.

UNISECO also contributes.

The conference provides a high-level platform to discuss future trends and priorities in food innovation in Europe, looking at these in the broader context of both the UN Sustainable Development Goals and key objectives of the EU Food 2030 policy.