QLIF Congress 2006
Plenary sessions
The congress included three English language plenary sessions:
Organic farming and European rural development
Research to develop organic food and farming
Visions for organic food and farming
Opening plenum:
Organic farming and European rural development
Consumers and society are asking for divers services from agriculture. Healthy and safe food, clean drinking water, protection of nature, care for farm animals, production of renewable energy, and a balanced development of rural areas are the some of the equitable requests.
However, issues such as globalisation, increased trade and demographic changes provide European farmers, food producers and policymakers with new and huge challenges. In this situation organic agriculture might offer possible solutions to a number of key challenges.
Welcome addresses
Welcome address by the Austrian presidency for the EU
Welcome address by the European Research Directorate-General
Papers & presentations
Organic farming’s role in European agricultural and environmental strategies
Organic agriculture and food security
Research plenum:
Research to develop organic food and farming
| In order to comply with the challenges and the new demands facing agriculture, food production and rural districts, the European communities have initiated large-scale research programmes. Part of this research is focussing on the development of organic food and farming systems, and the congress embraces the main part of the EU supported research within this area. The plenum discussed research that simultaneous seeks to develop organic food production systems and the public goods that are the benefits of a sustainable agricultural sector. |
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Papers & presentations
Improving quality and safety and maximizing benefits to consumers and producers
Research in organic food and farming as a tool for providing public goods
The positioning of organic products: which way forward?
Closing plenum:
Visions for organic food and farming
Organic food is expected to be healthy, safe and of a high quality. The production should be carried out with consideration for nature, environment and farm animals, fair trade and social justice. In order to fulfil these aims, new principles of Health, Ecology, Fairness and Care have recently been adopted. But what will these new principles mean, and how can they be used in the preparation of the agriculture of the future?
Papers & presentations
Papers are not available
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