Written by Charlotte Cunningham
The University of Exeter Business School is working with more than 40 other institutions as part of a major EU-funded project to help diversify farming of the future. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Diverfarming is a project financed by the Horizon 2020 Programme of the European Commission, led by the Polytechnic University of Cartagena featuring 40 institutes across eight different countries. It focuses on the challenge of “Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy” and aims to develop and test different cropping systems to increase land productivity and crop quality, whilst reducing machinery, fertilisers, pesticides, energy and water use. Some of the most recent research from this project has shown that two-levels of contracts should be put in place to support crop rotation and sustainable farming. The first level of contract is specifics for farmers whilst the second is between stakeholders within a partnership. Sustainable farming Stefano Pascucci, professor in sustainability and circular economy, said: “Our work has shown that understanding the support we need to give to farmers and stakeholders to support sustainable farming keep fields healthy and people fed. Having two levels makes each contract less complicated and easier to follow for…
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