A successful proposal should support the objective of the farm to fork strategy to transition to fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food systems from primary production to consumption, notably the objective to promote and increase organic farming in Europe, in line with the target of at least 25% of the EU's agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. Activities will support the implementation of concrete actions in the EU action plan for the development of organic production[1] and of Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on the rules on organic production and labelling of organic products[2]. Activities will also support the farm to fork and biodiversity strategies' objective to reduce the risk and use of chemical pesticides by 50% and the use of more hazardous pesticides by 50%.
Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:
- Increased availability, accessibility and adoption by farmers of cost-efficient alternatives to contentious inputs used in organic farming;
- Fair, reliable and implementable rules on the use of inputs in organic farming;
- Significantly reduced environmental impact of practices and input use in organic farming systems and enhanced organic crop and livestock production;
- Provision of scientific support and recommendations for the development, implementation and evaluation of EU policies and strategies
