Sponsor:
Ministry of Environment
Duration:
25.9.2008 - 31.12.2010
Leader:
Ing. Jaroslav Pražan
Investigators:
Ing. Pavel Kapler, Ph.D., Ing. Ivana Darmovzalová, Ing. Jana Majerová
Other organizations:
Bioinstitut, o. p. s. (hlavní řešitel), UP v Olomouci, VÚMOP, v. v. i.
Timetable:
The project focuses on issues of contemporary organic agriculture and agri-environment measures selected. The aim is to improve the system and strengthen the role of the agri measures for the protection of nature and landscape, especially on organic farms.
The project is in its experimental application of the proposed amendments focus on methods of organic farming and improvement of selected agri-environment beneficial to the protection of nature and landscape. It is expected that these measures will benefit the organic farmers. It turns out that under the Common Agricultural Policy will be supported in the future only proven measures affecting the environment. Results will be applicable even in conventional agriculture, particularly in protected areas.
In cooperation with Bioinstitut ops, Palacky University and Institute for Soil Research and Soil Conservation, will be examined causal links between the management of soil and its effects on biodiversity (in plants and animals), assessed farming in selected farms and then propose changes in management and agri-environmental measures. Research will be based on detailed analysis of the targeted sample of farms.