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Chickens, trees, fun and "Agroforce" - a colourful mix at the Agroforest field day in Rettmer
Innovative mixed land use systems are often complex and sometimes break with existing conventions, making communication all the more important. The MI...
"Tag der Dritten Orte": Cultural institutions present their programme and services
On 12 August 2023, the "Tag der Dritten Orte" ("Third Place Day") in North Rhine-Westphalia, cultural institutions throughout the state presented...
Successful final event for the preparation of the nature park plan in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park
After one and a half years, the preparation of the nature park plan for the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park came to a successful ending on 18 July 2023...
Journal article on the requirements of digital participation in rural regional development
The journal "Communications - The European Journal of Communication Research" has published an article from the recently completed research project...
Workshops on future visions for dairy production promoting biodiversity
In order for dairy farms to maintain an ecologically necessary minimum amount of species-rich farmland, as well as to expand species-rich farmland and...
Group workshops in the Global Sustainable Community project: Finalisation of goals and project development of the municipal sustainability strategies
Within the framework of the project "Globally Sustainable Municipality", group workshops were held in each of the three participating municipalities...
Niche markets in agriculture - project website provides information and learning materials
The Erasmus+ project "Niche Market Farming" aims to promote old varieties and thus the biodiversity of the cultivated crops. This is supposed to be...
OnFarm project publishes second newsletter
The second newsletter of the OnFarm project is now available. OnFarm deals with direct marketing opportunities of regional agricultural products. In...
Rural Crises - Rural Future: ESRS Congress in Rennes from 3-7 July 2023
With the topic "Crises and the futures of rural areas" the 29th Congress of the European Society for Rural Sociology took place from 3-7 July 2023 in...
AMuRaKK: Kickoff Workshop at FreiRaumStation in Homberg
Recently, the kick-off with the practice partners of the AMuRaKK project took place in Homberg in the former shoe shop KOCHs - today a creative place...
Trees and interest continue to grow - 5th DeFAF members' meeting
With the start of the new CAP funding period, for the first time, agroforestry systems in Germany were defined in terms of funding legislation. A good...
Information by the Monitoring Committee on interim results of the evaluation of the Rhineland-Palatinate rural development programme
On 20 June, the Monitoring Committee for the EULLE Rural Development Programme (EPLR EULLE) met in Worms for its annual meeting. The state of...
Invitation to the Conference: Systemic Circular Economy as a Driver of Rural Development
We cordially invite you to the conference "It keeps turning! Systemic Circular Economy as a Driver of Rural Development" on September 6 and 7, 2023....
Communication for forest nature conservation and sustainable forest management - Let's get together!
At the networking meeting on May 25, 2023 in Rottenburg a. N., nine research projects from Hesse, Saxony and Baden-Wuerttemberg funded by the Agency...
Evaluation workshops highlight achievements, obstacles and approaches for future developments in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Rhön
The MAB National Committee reviews the progress of development in the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Rhön [link in German] every ten years. Within the...
How do cultural and creative work contribute to rural development?
At the kick-off event of the Factor K [link in German] research line of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), everything revolved around...
Guidelines for actors in participation practice and policy brief from the DigiBeL project published
In cooperation with experts from research and practice, the IfLS and the Institute for Media and Communication Studies (IfKMW) at the University of...
Final conference of the INTERREG Europe project CityZen on perspectives for urban agriculture
After four years of running the project, the final conference of the CityZen project took place in Sofia from 11 - 12 May 2023.
Representatives from...
Biodiversity-friendly milk production in view of high inflation and uncertain milk prices
Economically viable and biodiversity-promoting milk production systems - is this even possible under the current framework conditions?
The GOBIOM...
Developing short food chains - tips and tricks on the OnFarm Podcast
The Slow Food Youth Network (SFYN) has released two podcast episodes as part of the OnFarm project that provide valuable insights into the challenges...