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Abovefarm, Partnering with WUR, Published a Comparison Research Report on Conventional, Organic and Veritical Farming in China
A research project by Abovefarm in partnership with Wageningen University and Research reached its conclusionthis month with a final report entitled: Agricultural Sustainability in the Yangtze River Delta, China: A Comparison of Conventional, Organic, and Vertical Farming...
——2020.7.29
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Abovefarm in Catalonia:
a summer trip into the social aspects of organic farming​.
Widely known for its independence struggle, Catalonia is the place to be if you are interested in learning about bottom-up processes and participation.Abovefarm’s team visited the country in July 2019, searching for organic farming best practices. In each farm we visited we met a warm and passionate wave of commitment for an alternative sustainable and equal food system. This commitment is especially embraced by young people which gives great hopes for the future of organic agriculture in Europe.
——2020.3.7
Organic Farming On the Rise in Asia​
Abovefarm recently took part in the 5th Summit of ALGOA the Asian Local Governments for Organic Agriculture +4 (continents), the first intercontinental summit on organic policy, organized by IFOAM Asia. Organic is on the rise in Asia! Here is the latest Regeneration International video coverage for the summit.
The summit drew more than 200 local, regional and national policymakers from five continents who strive to address multiple crises in today’s food production systems, such as the widespread use of toxics and their impacts on public health. #organic #organicagriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75l0fpWQdwE
——2019.10.21
2019.9.19~2019.9.21
Abovefarm Advanced Training on Organic Agriculture in Korea
Organized by IFOAM Asia, the ‘Training of Trainers’ or 'Abovefarm Advanced Training on Organic Agriculture' was held in Goesan County, Republic of Korea, on the 19th-21st September 2019.
——2019.9.22
Abovefarm in Italy
2019.7.12~2019.7.25
Next week Abovefarm team is in Italy to learn and exchange together with organic farmers and other organizations working for a sustainable global food system. Bio-dynamic, Community Supported Agriculture, Participatory Guarantee Systems, SlowFood, Bio-districts: we will visit alternative food systems in all its rainbow of colors!
—— 2019.7.5
The Ethnographic park of Rubano Comune di Rubano (Italy) Parco Etnografico di Rubano is the perfect place to learn about local traditional farming knowledge.
——2019.8.19
Abovefarm’s team recently visited UNISG - Università degli Studi di Scienze Gastronomiche and Slow Food International HQ in Bra.
——2019.8.12
What we found while visiting the Bio-distretto Della Via Amerina can be summarized in a word: commitment. Environmental, social, political, economical commitment to this beautiful landscape and its products.
——2019.8.6