The commitment made at COP26 to reduce methane emissions is one of the topics highlighted in the latest BCN Smart Rural press summary.
The promise of reducing methane emissions
The agricultural sector is one of the sectors that emits the most methane and, for this reason, will be directly affected by the commitments made during the last United Nations Conference on Climate Change.
As we all know, the political representatives present in Glasgow have disagreed on many points, but after long discussions that lasted until the last minute, the COP26 summit managed to get more than a hundred countries to agree to reduce by 30% methane emissions before 2030. "It is one of the most effective things we can do," assured the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, who added that in December she will present a proposal to measure, verify and regulate these emissions.
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The European Parliament approves the new common agricultural policy
The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will enter into force in 2023. The reformed version includes more support for small farms and young farmers, and strengthens the EU's commitments to the environment, biodiversity and climate.
(European Parliament)
Seven reasons why grazing promotes a better future
In this article, the FAO recognizes the many benefits that extensive grazing offers, both economically, socially and environmentally, in addition to being a key tool in the prevention of forest fires, "since animals remove the biomass of forests".
(FAO)
Sheep herds become a tool for sustainable vineyard farming
The Torres family is experimenting with sheep grazing as a tool to work the land following the precepts of regenerative agriculture.
(Arrels)
Montesquiu Castle Park carries out a project to improve the ecological state of the pastures
The aim of this project is to improve the quality and floristic richness of the pastures of the park's agricultural estates, specifically in the agricultural estates of Sant Moí, Planeses and les Codines.
(L'Informatiu dels Parcs)
After two years of filming, the filmmaker Pep Puig presents the exhibition 'Qui pastura al camí rameder de Marina' with the first results of the project.
(Vilaweb)
The Forest Fire Prevention Awards of the Barcelona Provincial Council for projects presented by the Forest Defense Groups (ADF) of the province of Barcelona, awarded this Saturday in the course of a program broadcast live on the Diputació's YouTube channel , have recognized a project using drones, presented by the ADF Els Cingles, from the municipalities of Castellcir, Castellterçol, Collsuspina, Granera, Moià and Sant Quirze Safaja, in the county del Moianès, which takes advantage of aerial vision to improve management forestry and fire prevention, and the "ADF Jove" initiative of the ADF Alt Maresme, which includes the municipalities of Calella, Pineda de Mar, Santa Susanna, Malgrat and Palafolls, which establishes agreements with high schools so that students carry out internships at the organization, thus forming a new group of volunteers.
(Barcelona Provincial Council)
Food consumption in Barcelona generates 2.5 million tons of CO2 annually
A study prepared by Barcelona Regional, with the collaboration of Inèdit, quantifies for the first time the carbon footprint generated by food in the city of Barcelona and makes specific recommendations for changing consumption habits and diet.
(Sostenible)
Carbon crops: the new European trend?
This report from Euractiv examines the prospects for carbon farming, its applications at national level and the challenges facing European Union farming.
(Euractive)
The state of climate action in the world
Limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires far-reaching transformations affecting agriculture and livestock farming, in addition to power generation, construction, industry, transportation, etc. This report from the World Resources Institute specifies the 40 indicators that need to be worked on most urgently.
(World Resources Institute)
The share of agro-food systems in total greenhouse gas emissions
This short report summarizes the results of the new FAO database that tracks carbon emissions from agri-food systems around the world. According to the results obtained, between 1990 and 2019, emissions from food systems increased by 16%.
(FAO)
Renewable Energies in agro-food systems
Stopping the use of fossil fuels in agri-food systems is the aim of this interesting FAO report on the role that renewable energies must play if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate action.
(FAO)
'Eat. act Impacta', a large exhibition on sustainable food opens in Prat de Llobregat
The exhibition proposes a journey through the food system based on a large temporary installation of 1,500 square meters of surface. Organized by Fundesplai, the exhibition reveals the power of individual choices in the food field and is supported by Barcelona Provincial Council.
(El Baix)
'Everyone at the table!': a portrait of Barcelona's food ecosystem
In the framework of the World Capital of Sustainable Food, Barcelona's City Council publishes ' Tothom a taula! ', a book that presents thirty initiatives that bring us closer to a healthier food system, while helping us to combat the climate emergency.
(Arrels)
'Rethink what you eat', an educational guide to promote food sustainability
This collectively authored project offers resources for teachers and public bodies as well as for consumers and consumers. The proposal is part of the 'Transalimenta al Baix Llobregat ' program, a Service Learning project that brings organic agriculture and healthy eating closer to young people.
(Sostenible)
Paths for the sustainability of food systems in the EU
This report by the Institute for a European Environmental Policy makes it clear that European food systems are currently unsustainable, details the main challenges that need to be addressed and proposes actions to reverse this.
(Institute for European Environmental Policy)
Ecological and local food, the best antidote to the climate crisis
To reduce the environmental impact of food, experts recommend following a diet based on organic, seasonal and locally produced products.
(La Vanguardia)
Sustainable food? Watch what you eat
Eating locally, we're often told, is one way to combat global warming. In this article, science journalist Eva van den Berg analyzes this advice in detail.
(Sostenible)
After the success of the Producers' Market, Cal Rosal hosted a networking day in which thirty producers and restaurateurs shared opinions, ideas and future projections.
(Aquí Berguedà)
All apple producers, rural accommodation, shops and restaurants in Pontons collaborate in this campaign. The Ponts apple is a native variety that is characterized by being small, crunchy and with a slightly acidic taste. It is highly prized by restaurateurs for its culinary qualities.
(County Council of the Alt Penedès)
Mallart Artesans Xarcuters paté was born just a year ago thanks to an alliance between the Mas Albornà Foundation and the Regulatory Council of the IGP Gall del Penedès.
(Land Products Network)
Do organic labels encourage us to choose greener foods?
This report from the European Parliament's Publications Office looks at whether showing on labels how food is produced can accelerate the transition to more sustainable food systems.
(European Parliament)
The Agroparc project in Penedès resumes with the forecast to open in 2025
Ametller Origen locates the circular production center in a Gelida estate and foresees an investment of 180 million euros.
(Vilaweb)
Familia Torres captures and reuses CO2 from wine fermentation with an innovative method
The wine company launched the system during this vintage at the Pacs del Penedès winery, where it claims to have obtained "excellent" results.
(Món Rural)
The Palau Feral de Manresa hosts the presentation of the central Catalonia Land Bank
The initiative, promoted by Barcelona Provincial Council, is a key tool to facilitate access to land for young agricultural entrepreneurs and has the support of XaSACC and the councils of Artés, Navàs and Manresa.
(BCN Smart Rural)
The Montserrat Rural Park Land Bank is still on tour
In total, the two responsible technicians will offer about fifteen information and advice sessions with the aim of bringing the project closer to the people of the territory.
(BCN Smart Rural)
This informative talk has been held with the aim of promoting livestock entrepreneurship among young people and bringing rural life closer to the new generations.
(Montserrat Rural Park)
The second micro course of the Montserrat Rural Park Land Bank closes with a positive balance
The training, which has had the support of Barcelona Provincial Council, has been aimed at people interested in starting an organic farming business of olive and nut fields.
(BCN Smart Rural)
This training is aimed at shepherds and ranchers in the rural park who want to improve the profitability of their companies by opening new direct sales channels.
(Montserrat Rural Park)
The study , framed in the BCN Smart Rural project, highlights the diversification of social economy initiatives in the agri-food sector in the territory and underlines the opportunities this model represents for future agri-food businesses.
(ARCA)
The Association of Regenerative Viticulture is born to promote a "paradigm change" in the vineyards
Driven mainly by five wineries and agricultural companies from the Penedès, the new entity wants to promote measures in agriculture to curb climate change, recovering soil fertility and turning vineyards into large carbon sinks. "The more alive the soils are, the more capacity they have to capture atmospheric CO2 and the more they can contribute to slowing the increase in temperatures," they emphasized during the presentation event on November 15.
(CCMA)
Impact of agri-food cooperatives on rural development
This report from the University of Valencia assesses the extent to which a territory is affected by the activity of an agri-food cooperative and in which aspects it is affected.
(University of Valencia)
This study , commissioned by the French Ministry of Agriculture and Food, analyzes the impact of belonging to an association or cooperative on farming incomes.
(Ministry of Agriculture and Food of France)
The lack of pasture land and generational relief put the livestock farming del Montseny at risk
About forty farmers and ranchers have created an association, ARAM, to claim the activity and the benefits in the biodiversity and conservation of the massif.
(Món Rural)
Conxita Enrich: "I want to leave the land to a person who loves the land and knows how to work it"
Conxita Enrich is looking for someone who can take over the 12 hectares she owns thanks to a family inheritance. And she is convinced that she will get it through the Montserrat Rural Park Land Bank.
(BCN Smart Rural)
Albert Maeso: "My grandparents taught me the harshness and beauty of rural life"
This 27-year-old with a degree in Energy Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia has recently signed a contract with an owner of agricultural land in Olesa de Montserrat. This pact, which has been made possible thanks to the advisory service of the Land Bank of the Rural Park of Montserrat, allows him to cultivate his own olive and fig trees.
(Montserrat Rural Park)
Francesc Molins: "Animals allow us to make forest conservation much more durable"
The owner of a dairy goat farm in Moianès and president of Som Pasture defends the return of the herds to the forest in order to protect it.
(BCN Smart Rural)
Cristina Sánchez: "We must treat the olive trees with love"
In this interview, Cristina Sánchez explains her personal journey until she was able to recover a field of abandoned olive trees and produce her own organic oil in Montserrat Rural Park.
(Montserrat Rural Park)
Francesc Alemany: "Ubunto_28_ubunto is a strategic country project"
The mayor of Palafolls is one of the promoters of Lower Tordera Agrarian Space, a project jointly promoted with the town councils of Malgrat de Mar, Santa Susanna, Tordera and Blanes and which has the support of Barcelona Provincial Council.
(Lower Tordera Agrarian Space)
Daniel Bassas: "If we lose cow's milk farms, we lose food sovereignty"
The spokesperson for the Osona dairy cooperatives recalls that consumer awareness can be key to solving the milk price crisis.
(Arrels)
The manager of the agricultural cooperative El Progrés-Garbí tells us about a working model that is key in the distribution of fresh produce in large cities.
(Lower Tordera Agrarian Space)
Gustavo Duch: "100% of a city's public purchases should come from local agro-ecological farming"
The coordinator of the magazine 'Soberanía Alimentaria, Biodiversidad y Culturas' denounces in this interview the privileges hidden behind the concept of sustainable food.
(Sostenible)
Incavi's new director general has started working on the implementation of the Catalonia Wine Law.
(Arrels)
This researcher from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the UAB is a recognized expert in urban agriculture. In this interview, he shows us his vision of the city of the future.
(Sostenible)
The spokeswoman for a heterogeneous platform that brings together people, entities and social movements in Barcelona recalls the importance of working to improve food sovereignty in cities.
(Sostenible)
The strategic coordinator of Barcelona World Capital of Sustainable Food 2021 reviews the main municipal policies in this area.
(Sostenible)
Daniele Rossi: "Organic food can also be cheaper. The key is to eliminate intermediaries”
One of the founders of the Slow Food movement in Barcelona, he has materialized his ideas in a restaurant in the Gothic Quarter of the Catalonia capital.
(El Critic)
Mireia Barba: "Teaching cooking in schools is key to reducing waste"
The founder and president of the Espigoladors Foundation wants to offer a second chance to tons of food without a market.
(The Punt Avui)
Single-use plastics? no thanks
Barcelona Provincial Council contributes to the reduction of plastic packaging or wrapping with awareness campaigns and citizen participation. And, to begin with, he has launched the Sustainable Markets campaign, which takes place in the municipal markets of the province.
(El Crític)
Solar panels in protected natural areas?
In this article, the director of the Agro-Food Economy Observatory of the College of Economists invites us to move forward into the future by planning and ordering the country's priorities. "Losing agricultural land will not make us more sustainable, it will make us more stupid", says Francesc Reguant forcefully.
(Via Empresa)
Josep Maria Vallès, agronomist engineer and founder of the Tarpuna cooperative, states in this article that the bet to consume locally should not only be to reduce transport, it should also be to have control and an influence on how it is produced food, social conditions and cultivation techniques.
(Sostenible)
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