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Testimony of soil erosion from the ground
Mr. Alfred Grand, Farmer, Austria. Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (GSER19), 15 - 17 May 2019 at FAO HQ.
Testimony of soil erosion from the ground
- 1. Testimony of soilerosion from the ground Alfred Grand – GRAND FARM 1
- 2. 2 •Farmers Participation •Farmers areinnovative! •Multi Stakeholder approach Alfred Grand • Organic farmer at GRAND FARM • Entrepreneur at VERMIGRAND • Strong affinity for science • EIP-Agri, EU (3 x Focus Group, OG) • Rodale Institute, USA • Lighthouse Farming Network, WUR, NL • Landmark, Best4Soil, OK-Net Arable, AgriDemo-F2F, BoKli, BioBo, KliWa, …
- 3. 3 •Farmers Participation •Farmers areinnovative! •Multi Stakeholder approach GRAND FARM: • Research and Demonstration Farm • 90 hectare arable field farm near Vienna, Austria • Soil Health • Agroforestry • Market Garden
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- 7. 7 •Farmers Participation •Farmers areinnovative! •Multi Stakeholder approach SUMMARY: Challenge: Global Soil Erosion Solution? Yes, mostly available Implementation: Poor Problem? Lack of communication and cooperation between stakeholder groups
- 8. 8 •Farmers Participation •Farmers areinnovative! •Multi Stakeholder approach PROPOSAL: • Integrate innovative farmers in your ideas • These farmers will act as a bridge between research and practice • Their innovations can be evaluated locally and implemented on a larger scale in that area • Farmers have highest impact in implementation! • If you raise awareness within the farming community, you win!
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