EU: Workshop on low input/organic agriculture, Brussels, Belgium

European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) will hold a workshop on 'Low input/organic agriculture: the farm of tomorrow?' on 30 November in Brussels, Belgium.

The overall objective of the workshop is to identify the need and potential for a structured COST initiative on low input/organic agriculture.

Today's agricultural systems have to conform to changing environmental constraints. They also have to respond to product safety concerns, quality demands and environmental safety, while producing enough and bringing profit to farmers.

More public and private investments in sustainable farming could boost food supplies and ensure global food security. Low input and organic farming may comply with the needs of producing high quality, safe food in an environmentally sustainable, cost-effective and socially acceptable way. However, many organisational, scientific and economic issues need to be addressed to foster further development in this field.