From Dr. Konstantinos C. Makris Within the new European Green Deal framework, the Farm to Fork strategy (1) recommends the gradual reduction in both the use of chemical pesticides, and the use of the most dangerous for human health pesticides by 50% in all European countries by 2030. Residues of chemical pesticides are often detected in
Due to a high number of requests, an extension to the abstract submission deadline has been granted until January 30, 2019. Thank you for your continued interest in participating at this International conference on Climate Change in the Mediterranean: Agriculture, Food and Health Impacts and Challenges, which will be held on 11-12 April 2019, in
Δημοσιευμένο άρθρο στο philenews.com: http://bit.ly/2MTpxZk Με δεδομένο ότι η κλιματική αλλαγή αποτελεί πλέον μια οδυνηρή πραγματικότητα με ιδιαίτερα αρνητικές επιπτώσεις, ειδικότερα στη γεωργία του τόπου μας, επιστήμονες από διάφορους φορείς εργάζονται με στόχο την προστασία του πρωτογενή τομέα παραγωγής για τη διασφάλιση της επάρκειας των τροφίμων με την εφαρμογή της βιολογικής γεωργίας ως εναλλακτική στρατηγική. Η
The G7 Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture took place on 14-15 October in Bergamo and the theme was “Empowering farmers, developing rural areas and enhancing cooperation to feed the planet”. The meeting concluded with the joint adoption of a final declaration that includes the following points: 1) Agriculture makes an important contribution to rural incomes 2)
While the organic farming is a type of farming promoting environmental sustainability, there is still a debate about the impact of organic farming on climate change mitigation. A recent study assessed the carbon footprint of the production process of organic and conventional wholemeal bread locally produced in Italy. It was shown that the carbon footprint
1 – Minimize your children’s exposure to pesticides It was recently shown that maternal residential proximity to agricultural pesticide use is associated with poorer neurodevelopment such as decreased verbal comprehension and IQ scores, in 7-year-old children. More info: http://bit.ly/2hSaLEP 2 – Increase your omega-3 fatty acids intake with organic milk and meat A range
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The Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) of the International Trade Centre published a detailed study about the contribution of organic agriculture to climate change mitigation and adaptation such as reduction of greenhouse gases emissions and contribution to CO2 soil sequestration. Agricultural land use contributes to 12% of global greenhouse gas emissions and it is
The Southern Europe’s agricultural sector has been affected severely by climate change with visible effects such as annual rainfall reduction, increased temperatures and prolonged heatwaves. The results of these climate change effects are: Reduced crop productivity Higher pest and disease pressures Further soil degradation Increased risk for food security and resources sustainability In Cyprus, a
