Use of recycled phosphorus products in organic farming in EU member states: Theoretically supported but practically restricted
Organic farming policies and guidelines actively promote sustainable farming practices emphasising tighter nutrient cycles on farms and regionally. The European Union Green Deal aims to increase organic farmland to 25% and has triggered more discussion about nutrient supply challenges in organic farming, including propositions to allow the use of more recycled phosphorus products. Via a […]
How to maintain soil fertility in stockless organic farming: Research concepts and insights from the first crop rotation of a long-term field experiment
With the increase of organic agriculture throughout Europe, there is also an increasing share of stockless organic farms. On mixed farms, growth of deep rooting perennial forage legumes or legume-grass mixtures as well as farmyard manure are important contributors to soil fertility and play a key role for nutrient management. On stockless farms, growth of […]
Implementing a life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate organic farming weed control and fertilizers environmental implications
Organic farming is expanding globally in response to the growing need for more sustainable food production. However, assessing both direct and indirect environmental effects is essential for identifying effective practices. This paper employs a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) using a cradle-to-farm gate framework to evaluate the environmental effects of non-chemical weed control methods (row-cultivator, finger-weeding, […]
Role of livestock for organic farming and sustainable agriculture
Livestock integration plays a major role in the life of farmers of our country, it provides food, income, employment and many other contributions to the farming community. Integrated crop-livestock system is advocated to be very promising in boosting food productivity and soil fertility owing to its numerous synergistic benefits. Integrated crop-livestock farming system (IFS) offers […]
"Fertilizzanti circolari alternativi per l'agricoltura biologica": un workshop online di Naturland
Il 15 marzo 2024, dalle 10:00 alle 12:00, si terrà il workshop online di Naturland “Fertilizzanti circolari alternativi per l’agricoltura biologica”.
Ricerca: un bando su "Contributi per un sistema agroalimentare sostenibile e resiliente"
La rete CORE Organic fa parte dell’iniziativa Green ERA Hub (GEH) che riunisce 15 reti internazionali del settore agroalimentare e delle biotecnologie.
Carbon footprint evaluation of biofertilizers
A WIT Press publication. The prevailing large-scale use of chemical fertilizers has been affecting environmental degradation. a broken nutrient cycle has caused problems worldwide, which are related to the question of how to feed 9 billion people by 2050 while limiting human operations within the planetary boundaries. Indispensable nutrients, phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N), often […]
Riciclo dei nutrienti, rifiuti organici, carbone d'ossa, fosfogesso: il parere dell’EGTOP
EGTOP sottolinea che il riciclo dei rifiuti organici è importante per la sostenibilità della filiera agroalimentare e che “l’economia circolare dovrebbe essere ampiamente adottata nella produzione biologica”, ma sottolinea le preocc…
Reflections on the acceptability of recycled P fertilisers for European organic agriculture
In recent years, a number of technologies for the recycling of phosphorus have been developed. For most of the resulting end‐products, it is not clear whether they may be used as P fertilisers in organic agriculture. Authorization for organic production requires an entry in Annex II of Reg. 2021/1165. This paper provides an overview of […]
Progetto BRESOV: un’indagine per gli operatori del settore sulla coltivazione biologica degli ortaggi
L’aumento della popolazione mondiale e il cambiamento delle condizioni climatiche creano sfide nutrizionali.
