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1 RESEARCH IN ORGANIC ARABLE CROPS IN FRANCE Laurence Fontaine ITAB (Research Institute of Organic Farming) 21 st January, 2014 Naturland conference, Würzburg (DE)

2 OUTLINE 1. Organic farming & arable crops in France 2. Organisation of research in OF in France The key-role of ITAB 3. Issues raised by organic farmers 4. Research themes 5. Focus on some research programmes

3 1. ORGANIC FARMING & ORGANIC ARABLE CROPS IN FRANCE

4 EVOLUTION OF O.F. IN FRANCE SINCE : organic farmers (4,7%) ha (3,8 %)

5 Organic land / total cultivated land CONTRASTING SITUATIONS IN UE Organic Land (ha) Sources: Agence BIO from various EU sources -2012

6 ARABLE CROPS: A SLOW GROWTH 2012 data: OF = 3,7% total surfaces, ha A.Crops = 1,7%, ha (9 369 farms)

7 ARABLE CROPS: A SLOW GROWTH Cereals Soya, sunflower, oil rapeseed Faba beans, pea Legumes for human consumption 2011 data Source Agence Bio Deficit of conversion in traditional cereal growing areas

8 DEVELOPMENT OF STOCKLESS SYSTEMS Surfaces of arable crops in stockless syst. Surfaces of alfafa in stockless syst. Surfaces of arable crops in livestock systems Surfaces of alfafa in livestock systems

9 2. ORGANIC RESEARCH AND ADVICE IN FRANCE THE KEY ROLE OF ITAB

10 TRADITIONALLY: A TOP-DOWN MODEL In broad outline : Research INRA Engineering schools (+/- universities) Applied research Field experiments Advice Technical Agricultural Institutes Chambers of Agriculture Producers

11 A BETTER PLACE FOR BOTTOM UP ISSUES IN OF In broad outline : Research Applied research Field experiments Advice INRA Activities in OF Farmers associations Engineering schools (+/- universities) Activities in OF Technical Agricultural Institutes Activities in OF + ITAB Chambers of Agriculture Activities in OF Organic producers Producers Organic producers

12 ITAB : the French Research Institute of Organic Farming - a non-profit research institute - An organic farmers association

13 ITAB IN FIGURES A 30 years experience 40 projects implemented for the last 10 years 7 experimental sites in OF, 2 regional research centers 600 free technical booklets on line 800 participants/year to national conferences & workshops

14 MAIN ACTIVITIES ITAB plays a central role by connecting NETWORKING more than 500 stakeholders involved in the organic sector. (researchers, farmers, advisors, teachers, SMEs...) DISSEMINATION RESEARCH ITAB aims to facilitate information flows and knowledge transfer between stakeholders, through: - Conferences - Publications - website ITAB initiates, coordinates and implements: - innovative & participatory research programmes, - on-farm experimentation networks

15 NETWORKING Technical Institutes Research Chambers of agriculture TRANSLATE Public institutions Enterprises PRODUCE Processing stakeholders Producers Training institutions MOBILIZE ENHANCE

16 ITAB & ASSOCIATED PARTNERS CIRAB - Regional Research Center CEV 370 ha Livestock. Arable crops. Agroforestry PAIS 6 ha Horticulture ITAB National Research Institute Thorigné d Anjou ha Livestock. Arable Crops Archigny 14 ha (Agrobio Poitou-Charentes) Arable crops Pôle AB Massif Central Regional Research Center (Livestock) GRAB 5 ha Horticulture. Perennial crops CREAB 55 ha Arable crops Civam Bio 66 2,5 ha Horticulture. Olive oil production An operational network for organic research

17 ITAB = 8 NATIONAL COMMITEES By cross-cutting issues: Participation of researchers advisers farmers Seeds & seedling Soil & system management Crop protection & animal health By production: Livestock Arable crops Quality (products and chain) Horticulture Winegrowing & fruit crops Research priorities Research programmes Working groups Workshops Conferences Guidelines Trials results Booklets

18 DISSEMINATION MEANS Conferences & workshops Internet Web site Publications Technical booklets Newsletter A periodical: Alter Agri

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