On 4th October, farmers and agricultural experts gathered in Juchowo Farm (Northern Poland) in AGROMIX Field Days to discuss mixed farming and agroforestry concepts in Polish conditions. OSA representatives presented AGROMIX project and recommendations regarding agroforestry design in the agricultural landscape. This was followed by a field workshop, during which participants had the opportunity to…
OSA representatives participated in the 7th European Agroforestry Conference in Brno (Czech Republic) at Mendel University from 27-31 May 2024. The conference was held under the patronage of Minister of Agriculture Marek Výborný and Minister of Environment Petr Hladík. 396 delegates from 43 countries heard 137 presentations on research exploring the potential benefits of agroforestry.…
On October 2-5, OSA members participated in the annual meeting of the AGROMIX Project in Belgrade, Serbia. The conference presented the characteristics of agriculture in Serbia and the opportunities for the development of agroforestry in the country. The conference included workshops related to the implementation of individual tasks of the project. OSA representatives also took…
The ReForest Horizon Europe project successfully concluded its second project meeting on June 27th and 28th in Barcelona, Spain. Hosted by EMEA, the meeting brought together 14 partners from 10 European countries, all contributing with their expertise to drive the broader adoption of agroforestry practices across the continent. A significant focus of the meeting was…
From 6-8 June 2023 in Anger, France, OSA representatives participated in a workshop on participatory agroforestry systems design. The objectives of the workshop were to exchange knowledge and experience of the national teams and to discuss the development of a guidelines and a knowledge base for farmers applying agroforestry. The workshop was hosted by Brieuc…
On 1st June 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, opened the call for applications for support for afforestation, reforestation, establishment of agroforestry systems and enhancement of biodiversity of private forests. The call is part of the Strategic Plan for the Common Agricultural Policy 2023-2027 and the application can be submitted through the eApplicationPlus…
A group of farmers and agroforestry advisors from the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and OSA representatives participated in the trip to agroforestry farms on May 22-25th, 2023. Many of the participants of the trip encountered modern forms of alley agroforestry for the first time. The meeting provided valuable information on the topic of good and innovative agroforestry…
We take the view that the current proposal for a certification framework for carbon removal, including carbon farming, will encourage green marketing, will not deliver real climate action and may harm local communities. The 27 signatories have therefore called on members of the Council of the European Union and Members of the European Parliament to…
OSA has joined the 280 NGOs’ call to the EC President to stick to the timetable for the Sustainable Food Systems Act. We are of the opinion that political resistance to a sustainable food policy threatens to derail the process of developing an EU Sustainable Food Systems Act. In this context, together with more than…
On 8-10 November, OSA members participated in a project meeting in Italy. Opportunities and barriers to the development of agroforestry systems were discussed, and experiences were exchanged on innovations introduced on the project’s pilot farms. The task leaders also presented the methodology for data collection and analysis of the case studies tested.