Cross Visit in Germany in May. How has the German agricultural advisory service innovated its methods and organization? This is the focal point of the next Cross Visit which takes place from May 8 through 12. The theme of this Cross Visit is illustrated through the presentation of four innovation cases. Hofgut Oberfeld in Darmstadt – Storytelling about a community supported urban agriculture Training of trainers with Andreas Hermes Akademie Training programme for the organic farming business
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This factsheet explains how bringing a team of farmer, vet, feed and farm advisors together is sharing different sources of knowledge together, making the Multi Actor Farm Health approach an effective approach to improve biosecurity on poultry farms
This case study is drafting new legislation that allows renting forestland for multiple purposes in order to increase economic efficiency and maintain a balance between all ecosystem services. This Russian case works on regulation mechanisms so that people renting forestland can use it for multiple purposes, and to include ecosystem services in the Forest Code.
This factsheet explores how managing forests to be used as spiritual forests and forest kindergartens could benefit both the forest and the forest owner. The core impact of the case study is to raise awareness of the importance of cultural ecosystem services and to motivate forest actors to manage forests appropriately.