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mixed crop-livestock systems in Guadeloupe © Fabien Stark

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12 Oct 2018

Agroecological tropical farming systems through crop–livestock integration

An analysis of the operations and performance of 17 farms in three different tropical zones (Guadeloupe, Brazil, Cuba) demonstrates that systems are more agroecological, efficient and resilient when a diverse range of activities are practiced and nutrient cycles are closed with higher-intensity crop–livestock integration flows.

Risks in Urban Farms: Management and Evaluation

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21 Sep 2018

Health risks in urban agriculture: a new methodological tool

A tool to evaluate, manage and communicate on the risks associated with the presence of metallic trace elements (MTE) in urban agriculture. 

Sustainable livestock farming

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31 Jul 2018

Making livestock farming sustainable

AnimalFuture is a project that aims to assess the multi-dimensional consequences of innovations on benefits (cash flow, income, jobs, product quality and safety, ecosystem services etc.) and costs (use of scarce natural resources, health and welfare) of livestock farming. It is a European project coordinated by Muriel Tichit, a scientist at INRA.

ReMIX Species mixtures for redesigning European cropping systems. © INRA

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04 Jun 2018

ReMIX- a project to promote species mixtures in Europe

The ReMIX project is funded by the European Union at a level of €5 million for four years in the context of the European H2020 programme. ReMIX (Redesigning European cropping systems based on species MIXtures) is a project that aims to design sustainable and diversified cropping systems in Europe, based on species mixtures or intercrops for grain production.

Repastol project: on cheese, microbes, and humans © Julien Lagarde@Flikr

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26 Mar 2018

Repastol project: on cheese, microbes, and humans

Spurred by an international research consortium focused on issues associated with raw milk cheeses, the multidisciplinary project Repastol questions whether pasteurisation is truly a universal solution for guaranteeing the safety of dairy products.