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Clean and Green or Cheaper and Worse for NZ? Submission to: Health Committee, New Zealand Parliament on the Gene Technology Bill 2024
No full textThe Gene Technology Act 2024 is a Bill before the New Zealand Parliament that fails to clearly define what it purports to regulate, i.e. Gene Technology. The present submission and recommendations pertain to agriculture and food (the food chain), which would be directly impacted by this Bill. The submission maintains that the application of the Bill should properly be restricted to medical and other ‘narrow’ and targeted applications, and that the provisions should not apply to food and agriculture, which are broad and un-targeted uses affecting all-of-country and allof- population. The Bill vests too much power in a to-be-appointed individual, the ‘“Gene Technology Regulator” who is to be “the independent decision maker” (p.2) and tasked to balance the risks to NZ versus the profits of GMO multinationals. Ideally GMOs are to be excluded from the NZ food chain, and the Faustian trade-off of risk versus profit becomes moot. In the event that GMOs enter the NZ food chain, they should be clearly labelled throughout the chain of custody and at the point of sale. In this way consumers can exercise their agency in choosing to consume GMOs. or not, according to their own risk-profile. Five recommendations are presented
Eingeschränkte Positivliste 2025
No full textDie eingeschränkte Positivliste enthält biotaugliche Dünger, Substrate und Erden sowie Pflanzenschutzmittel. Im Kanton Basel-Stadt dürfen in gewässernahen Freizeitgärten ausschliesslich die in dieser Liste aufgeführten Dünger und Pflanzenschutzmittel eingesetzt werden
Biodiversitet i køkkener
Full text linkYoko Dupont talte for et udvalg af køkkenchefer for alle Danmarks regioner. Disse tager del i en arbejdsgruppe, hvor de skal nedfælde alle danske regioners køkkeners visioner for bæredygtig køkkendrift, som så skal igennem en demokratisk proces og vedtages.
En snak for denne ekspertgruppe om biodiversitet i landbrugslandet, og hvordan det kan bruges længere oppe i værdikæden.
De var alle meget nysgerrige på biodiversitet som Yoko fortalte om via sit arbejde med blandt andet forskningsprojekterne Organic+ og EcoMetric, fordi de fødevarer køkkencheferne jo køber i stor stil også har en stor påvirkning på landskaber og derfor vil de gerne have ambitioner for maden der tager højde for biodiversiteten
Deltagelse ved ICROFS Forsknings og Innovationsværksted 2025
No full textVI SKAL ARBEJDE PÅ TVÆRS FOR AT KOMME FREMAD MOD REEL FORANDRING.
Det var hovedbudskabet på ICROFS’ FORSKNINGS- OG INNOVATIONSVÆRKSTED 2025 i Nyborg onsdag d. 12. marts, hvor partnere fra EcoMetric og Organic+, projektleder Yoko Dupont og deltagere Bent Rasmussen, Gabriele Torma og Trine Poulsen deltog.
Hvis målsætningerne for økologien i Danmark skal nås, kræver det et tæt samarbejde mellem alle interessenter i værdikæden fra forskere, erhverv til forbrugerne. Men hvordan sikrer vi, at de mange gode samarbejdsprojekter rent faktisk bidrager med nye, praktisk anvendelige løsninger, der kan bringe en reel forandring?
Det var det overordnede tema for dagen med indlæg og værksteder, der zoomede ind på undertemaerne tværdisciplinært samarbejde, samarbejde på tværs af forskning og erhverv samt forandring gennem strategisk kommunikation.
Hvis samarbejde på tværs er vejen frem, kunne man kun blive stærkt opmuntret af den energi, der blev lagt for dagen i diskussionerne og erfaringsudvekslingen mellem deltagerne. Den gode networking og gensidige inspiration lover godt for igangværende og nye projekter, der kan bringe økologien endnu nogle skridt nærmere de opstillede målsætninger
Tierindividuelle und betriebliche Einflussfaktoren auf die Nutzungsdauer von Milchkühen am Beispiel Schweiz
No full textEs werden ausgewählte Ergebnisse des Nutzungsdauerprojektes vorgestellt. Dazu gehören die Entwicklung von Leistungsniveau und Nutzungsdauer über 20 Jahre, die Analyse der Abgangsursachen von 2008-2019 und die Darstellung von tierindividuellen und betrieblichen Einflussfaktoren auf die Nutzungsdauer bei sechs Schweizer Milchrassen
Bio-based fertilisers can replace conventional inorganic P fertilisers under European pedoclimatic conditions
Full text linkMineable phosphorus (P) resources are finite and unevenly distributed globally. Recycling of P from different waste streams as bio-based fertilisers (BBFs) provides a viable option for closing nutrient cycles. To implement this approach effectively, it is necessary to evaluate the P fertiliser efficiency of BBFs under field conditions using a mechanistic approach that links their performance to their chemical composition. This study aimed to test to which extent BBFs can replace conventional inorganic P fertilisers under different pedoclimatic conditions. To this end, the same eight BBFs were tested in field experiments over two consecutive years at five different sites in Europe growing cereals and sunflower. Furthermore, the residual effect of the BBFs in a succeeding crop was investigated. We found that none of the tested P-BBFs resulted in significantly lower yield or total P uptake than triple superphosphate. Ammonium magnesium phosphate (struvite), dicalcium phosphate and phytate-based fertilisers performed best across all field experiments (mean mineral replacement values of 80 – 125 %). No consistent effect of soil or climatic conditions was found. Only marginal residual effects were observed, suggesting that longer trials with repeated applications are necessary to quantify residual effects. The fact that two out of five trial sites were not responsive to P fertilisation ighlights the need to consider soil P status for the successful implementation of P fertiliser field trials as well as for fertilising recommendations. In conclusion, most tested BBFs have the potential to replace conventional inorganic P fertilisers across a range of European soils and climate
Energy efficiency of spring camelina production under an organic system in sole-cropping and intercropping cultivation
Full text linkCamelina and spelt are crop species enjoying a renaissance in recent years. This three-year study (2022–2024) conducted in north-eastern Poland aimed to determine the energy inputs, the amount of accumulated energy, and the energy efficiency of the production of seed and straw of spring camelina and spring spelt cultivated under an organic system in sole-cropping and intercropping. In the energy inputs, direct energy carriers, exploitation of fixed assets, consumption of materials and human labor are considered. Total energy inputs for the production of sole-cropped camelina amounted to an average of 10.60 GJ ha–1. In comparison, the energy inputs for spelt were 15.3 % higher, while camelina intercropped with spelt had energy inputs that were 30.4 % higher than those of sole-cropped camelina. The total biomass energy value (seeds and straw) for spelt (an average of 103.85 GJ ha–1) was 9 % higher than the average value of this characteristic for sole-cropped camelina, and for camelina intercropped with spelt (an average of 95 GJ ha–1). The total energy ratio values for sole-cropped camelina averaged 8.98, whereas sole-cropped spelt and camelina intercropped with spelt were 5.5 % and 22.2 % lower, respectively. Camelina cultivated under an organic system proved to be an interesting species in terms of energy efficiency indices for both sole-cropping and intercropping, although spelt had an advantage over camelina in intercropping
Mapping Bt-resistance genes controlling common bunt in wheat
Full text linkStatus overviews of genes mapped for Marker Assisted selection controlling common bunt (Tilletia caries) in whea
Agricultural sustainability strategies, global aspects and policy
Full text linkThe current way of running food systems cannot continue, but simply switching to agroecological farming alone isn't enough. The key to creating sustainable food systems is to make them smaller overall. Circular food systems—where animals play an important role—can help. Reducing the size of the system allows for less intensive farming with lower yields, without risking food security. Technically, we already know how to do this. To truly make agriculture sustainable, we also need to talk about consumption and take a full food systems approach to fully benefit from agroecological practices
Farmer guidelines for intercropping systems in organic farming
Full text linkSCOOP aimed to develop intercropping systems including camelina and underutilized crops for organic farming in four different countries, i.e., Italy, Bulgaria, Poland and Turkey. Each country was characterized by different environmental conditions and so specific intercropping systems have been locally identified as the most promising to be taken up by local organic farmers. Technical guidelines reporting the main characteristics of the crops, as well all the agricultural tips for a successful establishment of the systems have been set up. In the present deliverable each of the national guideline is reported in English and also in local language of the country to better spread the gained knowledge within the farmers’ community