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21-10-2020 / Organic matter

EU Agriculture Ministers call for special emphasis on soil organic matter to achieve a sustainable food system

Press release 21/10/2020 The European Compost Network (ECN) welcomes the Council conclusions on the farm to fork strategy, that EU Agriculture ministers adopted on 19 October 2020. With these
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16-10-2020 / Biological Cycle and Sustainable Agriculture, Circular Economy, Organic matter

Save Organics in Soil – Biological Cycle and Sustainable Agriculture

Members of the European Parliament exchange information with soil and compost experts, farmers and winegrowers 13 October 2020: Members of the European Parliament heard how bio-waste can be better
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01-10-2020 / Biological Cycle and Sustainable Agriculture, Biological waste management, Circular Economy, Compost, Organic matter, Save Organics in Soil, Separate collection, Sustainable compost application

Save Organics in Soil – Biological Cycle and Sustainable Agriculture

Organics are crucial to recover soil health, quality, and fertility. Any integrated soil management plan should include regular application of organic matter on the soil. We invited
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28-05-2020 / Compost, Organic matter, Sustainable compost application

Two new factsheets on the sustainable use of compost published

The European Compost Network has published two new factsheets on ‘Soil Structure & Carbon Storage’ and on ‘Soil Fertility & Productivity’ in its publication edition on the
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28-05-2020 / Compost, Organic matter, Sustainable compost application

200525_Soil Fertility & Productivity

The raising of the nutrient level is emphasized in the second factsheet. High-qualitity compost from bio-waste is described as a useful source for nutrients and has many other positive effects on
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