The 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences (ICOAS) that took place on the 7-9 November 2018 in Eisenstadt, Austria, presented the perfect opportunity for Dr. Veronika Maurer of the Department of Livestock Sciences Department of Livestock Sciences of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) to present RELACS.
In a special session on pathways to phase-out contentious inputs, Dr. Maurer presented the RELACS project, and Dr. Ulrich Schmutz presented the related project Organic-Plus. Both projects share the mission to reduce the use of external inputs in organic agriculture.
The presentation was followed by a small workshop to discuss contentious inputs in 3 groups: soil/fertilizers, plant protection and livestock production.
To learn more about the RELACS project, go to www.relacs-project.eu or follow the project on Twitter and Facebook. To learn more about the Organic-Plus project, go to www.organic-plus.net.