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“Food provision in the 21st century” – How Contracts2.0 contributes to the scientific discussion
Food provision under ever more challenging environmental conditions might soon become a central subject for decision-makers worldwide. In June 2020, ...
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Practitioners picture desirable farming landscapes for 2040 – Future Dream Contracts
“How do agricultural practitioners envision desirable farming landscapes and ideal agri-environmental contracts?” In a detailed report, we collect and present answers ...
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The future of German agriculture – A task for society as a whole
"German Commission on the Future of Agriculture" ("Zukunftskommission Landwirtschaft") presented its final report to Chancellor Angela Merkel on July 6, 2021 ...
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Contracts2.0 at the EAERE conference
Researchers from the Contracts2.0 project participated in the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics Conference (EAERE), presenting the food industry's ...
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Willingness to collaborate in agriculture? A behavioural experiment shows positive results
Many environmental objectives in agriculture can be better achieved at larger spatial scales through cooperation among farmers. In the Netherlands agri- ...
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Innovation in the field: The Bornholm CIL visit farms to explore Carbon Farming
On May 26, the CIL of Bornholm arranged visits to farms practicing non-tillage faming, Conservation Agriculture and holistic grazing. Twelve participants, ...
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Results-based contracts – positive feedback from UK farmers
Since 2016, results-based contracts have been trialled in two pilot areas in England – on hill farms in the Yorkshire Dales ...
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Visualizing future farming in the Dutch case studies
The Contract Innovation Labs in the Netherlands worked with an illustrator to produce a visual representation of the “dream farming landscape”, ...
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