A pilot network of organic farming actors contributing to the uptake of climate farming and its co-benefits for a carbon neutral and climate resilient Europe

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A pilot network of organic farming actors contributing to the uptake of climate farming and its co-benefits for a carbon neutral and climate resilient Europe

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Abstract (Englisch)	With the aim to increase organic farming to 25% by 2030, the EU recognizes the potential of organic farming to contribute to aclimate neutral Europe by 2050 and other environmental EU-targets. However, to achieve these targets, it is important to step-up thecapability and the capacity of organic farms to reduce GHG-emissions and remove carbon through sequestration. The overall aim ofOrganicClimateNET is to establish a pilot network of 250 organic farms to adapt, test, improve and implement climate and carbon farmingpractices. Key to this are the peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchanges between farmers organised in 24 hubs in 12 EU countriesand facilitated by trained advisors. Concrete outputs are individual carbon farming strategies of the pilot farms as role models for theentire organic sector; 120+ climate and carbon knowledge materials, improved, translated and adapted to organic farming feeding intoa decision support toolbox and freely accessible via the highly frequented Organic Farm Knowledge Platform; the evaluation of carbonfarming business models (including MRV and rewarding schemes); upscaling to EU level in a quantitative assessment of the emissionreduction and sequestration potential of the EU organic sector based on the data set from the 250 pilot farms; engagement with other EUProjectsand organic AKIS actors outside the network; and a network sustainability plan to sustain the network and knowledge exchangeactivities on the long term. Project results feed steadily in policy briefs and policy dialogue workshops to support effective climate policydesign. The 4-year project gathers 17 partners (extension, farming associations, research) from 16 countries allowing exchange betweencountries with a mature organic sector and countries where organic farming is less developed.

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With the aim to increase organic farming to 25% by 2030, the EU recognizes the potential of organic farming to contribute to aclimate neutral Europe by 2050 and other environmental EU-targets. However, to achieve these targets, it is important to step-up thecapability and the capacity of organic farms to reduce GHG-emissions and remove carbon through sequestration. The overall aim ofOrganicClimateNET is to establish a pilot network of 250 organic farms to adapt, test, improve and implement climate and carbon farmingpractices. Key to this are the peer-to-peer learning and knowledge exchanges between farmers organised in 24 hubs in 12 EU countriesand facilitated by trained advisors. Concrete outputs are individual carbon farming strategies of the pilot farms as role models for theentire organic sector; 120+ climate and carbon knowledge materials, improved, translated and adapted to organic farming feeding intoa decision support toolbox and freely accessible via the highly frequented Organic Farm Knowledge Platform; the evaluation of carbonfarming business models (including MRV and rewarding schemes); upscaling to EU level in a quantitative assessment of the emissionreduction and sequestration potential of the EU organic sector based on the data set from the 250 pilot farms; engagement with other EUProjectsand organic AKIS actors outside the network; and a network sustainability plan to sustain the network and knowledge exchangeactivities on the long term. Project results feed steadily in policy briefs and policy dialogue workshops to support effective climate policydesign. The 4-year project gathers 17 partners (extension, farming associations, research) from 16 countries allowing exchange betweencountries with a mature organic sector and countries where organic farming is less developed.