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2024
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Cristina Micheloni Frank Willem Oudshoorn María Isabel Blanco Penedo Sari Autio Andrea Beste Marie Bourin Jacopo Goracci Matthias Koesling Ursula Kretzschmar Eligio Malusá Bernhard Speiser Jan van der Blom Felix WäckersAbstract
The Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) was requested to advise on the replacement of the wording ‘factory farming’ in Regulation (EU) 2021/11652, Annex II. The opinion of the Group is that the wording ‘factory farming’ is not appropriate to express which animal-derived fertilisers are allowed, restricted, or forbidden to be used in organic farming, as currently defined in Annex II of the Regulation (EU) 2021/1165. Therefore, following an in-depth analysis of possible criteria suitable for defining a method to differentiate animal-derived fertilisers for which use are currently acceptable in organic farming, two major criteria were selected to this purpose: origin of the fertiliser and the occurrence of processing. Depending on the application of these two criteria, the amount of total nitrogen applicable per year and per hectare from conventional animal-derived fertilisers is restricted or not allowed. This restriction is meant to reduce the risk of introducing pollutants into the soil of organic farms. These criteria and their implementation were considered to fulfil the pragmatic approach taken by the Group for not substantially increasing the burden to organic farmers, allowing verification by certifying bodies, and, at the same time, fostering the adoption of other practices of soil fertilization and supporting the reputation of the organic farming sector. A multicriteria approach can be implemented to regulate the use of animal-derived fertilisers in organic farms, to replace the wording ‘factory farming origin forbidden’. Moreover, even though animal by-products are out of the scope of the point 1.9.4 in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the need of a consistent approach to the use of animal-derived fertilising products and considering that these kinds of products are used as a source of nitrogen, the Group recommends including them in the same quantitative approach and resulting restrictions proposed for farmyard manure and its derivatives.
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Cristina Micheloni Frank Willem Oudshoorn María Isabel Blanco Penedo Sari Autio Andrea Beste Marie-Christine Bourin Jacopo Goracci Matthias KoeslingAbstract
The Expert Group for Technical Advice on Organic Production (EGTOP) was requested to advise on the use of several substances for use in organic production of food or feed. The Group discussed whether the use of these substances and methods is in line with the objectives and principles of organic production, and whether they should be included in Reg. (EU) 2021/1165.
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Lu FengAbstract
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Hiva Asadikia Seyed Habibollah Mosavi Tannaz Alizadeh Ashrafi Michael R. Reed Shraddha Hegde Hamed Najafi AlamdarloAbstract
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Daniele Prodorutti Valeria Gualandri Vincent Philion Arne Stensvand Emanuela Coller Ilaria PertotAbstract
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Emma Matilda Ternman Quentin Lardy Rebecca Danielsson Horacio GondaAbstract
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Desalegn Chala Abel Gizaw Seid Jessica P.R. Thorn Aida Cuni-Sanchez Gerald Eilu Sebsebe Demissew Claudia Hemp Andreas Hemp Christine B. Schmitt Marchant Rob Christian BrochmannAbstract
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Pia Heltoft ThomsenAbstract
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Robert BarneveldAbstract
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