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The IFOAM EU Group published its position paper on the proposed EU Soil Framework Directive at a three-day conference held in Granada, Spain, titled “Agro-ecological management of soils”.
The conference organised by the scientific organic working group SEAE, brought together experts and academics in the area of soil.It reinforced the need for a coherent policy and explored several aspects and threats related to soil, along with the value of agro-ecological measures for maintaining and rehabilitating soil.
While the paper broadly welcomes the proposal directive by the European Commission, it notes serious shortcomings in the setting up of targets.Additionally, the paper calls for organic farming to receive special consideration in the Directive, and that considering its beneficial effects for the environment, it be mentioned as a soil-protective and enhancing measure.
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