Organic IDEA

Organic farming is going through an unprecedented crisis: an economic crisis on the one hand, with a sharp drop in demand and prices, and a political crisis on the other, with a reduction in subsidies for organic farmers and the abolition of maintenance subsidies in France, for example, compounded by the climate crisis with unprecedented local events.

There is therefore an urgent need to promote an agroecological agricultural model based on organic farming and to demonstrate its environmental, social and economic performance. Scientific scenarios for the transition to organic farming on a European scale exist: CLINorg and TYFA. But once the prospects have been established, the question is how to go about it. That is why this project will track down local or regional innovations, from field to plate, to make them visible and spread them across Europe. It also aims to show that this model of organic agroecology is robust in the face of a multitude of crises and changes of different kinds.

This study will therefore provide essential information, which is currently scarce at European level, to prove that organic agroecology is a credible and desirable alternative for the agricultural model of tomorrow. Finally, the impacts of agricultural models are often poorly studied and a multitude of hidden impacts (water pollution, damage to public health, etc.) leading to hidden costs/hidden benefits are frequently underestimated. The project aims to analyse organic agroecology using multiple criteria, first at the farm level and then on a more systemic level, considering the benefits it can have for society.​​

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If you are a farm and would like to participate in this action research programme, all the information can be found here

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For more information...

TYFA scenario: An agroecological Europe in 2050: multifunctional agriculture for healthy eating | IDDRI

CLINorg scenario: CLINORG - Flagship project (2021 - 2024) - Metabio