OK-Net EcoFeed
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PRESS RELEASE: Sharing knowledge and tools for organic farming – Organic Farm Knowledge platform updated
BIOFACH, NUREMBERG (Germany), 15 FEBRUARY 2019 – The Organic Farm Knowledge platform hosts a wide range of practical knowledge and tools for organic farmers and advisers that help improve farming practices. A new version of the online platform covering more themes and a new design will be launched today at the Science Day at BIOFACH 2019.
“The complexity of organic farming requires farmers to have a very high level of knowledge and skills, and exchange on organic farming techniques remains limited. Organic Farm Knowledge aims to fill this gap. It will be the go-to resource for practical, farmer-oriented knowledge on organic farming in Europe.” says Bram Moeskops, Research & Innovation Manager at IFOAM EU.
“Several projects that produce relevant knowledge for organic farmers have recently started. Practice-oriented materials from these projects such as factsheets, videos, decision-support tools, guidelines, and reports will continuously be uploaded on the platform,” stated Helga Willer, Group Leader Dissemination & Outreach at the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL). Organic Farm Knowledge collaborates with several Horizon 2020 projects like OK-Net EcoFeed, LIVESEED, RELACS, Remix, FutureEUAqua, and CORE Organic.
A first version of the platform – focussing on organic arable cropping – was launched in October 2016. FiBL, IFOAM EU and ICROFS (the International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems) have taken the platform to a higher level with new themes such as animal husbandry and organic plant breeding. A new design and more content complete the update.
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For more information please contact:
Bram Moeskops, Research and Innovation Manager, IFOAM EU
+ 32 487 90 59 35 (mobile)
+32 (0)2 416 27 61 (Brussels tel.)
bram.moeskops@ifoam-eu.org
Notes for editors:
The core organisations behind Organic Farm Knowledge are IFOAM EU, FiBL and ICROFS. Partner organisations in the Board of Organic Farm Knowledge are the Italian association for organic farming (AIAB), the German organic producer association Bioland, the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari), the Organic Research Centre (ORC) in the UK and the Technical Institute for Organic Farming in France (ITAB). The Board is in charge of the strategic development of the platform, establishing quality criteria, and securing maintenance and continuity of the platform.
Funds to update Organic Farm Knowledge were provided by OK-Net EcoFeed. This project aims at helping organic pig and poultry farmers to achieve the goal of 100% use of organic and regional feed. The project is financed by Horizon 2020, the EU’s main funding instrument for research and innovation. OK-Net EcoFeed started in January 2018 and runs until December 2020.
Science Day at BIOFACH is organised by TP Organics, the European Technology Platform for Organic Food and Farming. This annual event aims to discuss developments in organic research and EU research policy with actors in the organic sector.
Links
Organic Farm Knowledge platform: https://organic-farmknowledge.org/
OK-Net EcoFeed website: https://ok-net-ecofeed.eu/
This communication is part of OK-Net EcoFeed. The project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 773911. The information contained in this communication only reflects the author’s view.