Assessing and understanding the drivers of farm income risk: Еvidence from Slovenia
The heterogeneity in income variability across Slovenian farms and time is explained by subsidies received by farm, off-farm income received by farm, and farm [...]
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Organic farming statistics
The total area under organic farming in the EU continues to increase, and in 2018 covered 13.4 million hectares of agricultural land. More: [...]
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Matching the logistics of a farmers’ cooperative with consumers’ needs can be a real challenge. The Jarina farmers’ cooperative has found and tested several [...]
Taking up organic farming in (pre-)alpine Slovenia: Contrasting motivations of dairy farmers from less-favoured agricultural areas
This article discusses the motivations that have prompted a selected group of dairy farmers to transition from conventional to organic farming. Two locations in (pre-) Alpine [...]
Organic farming on the rise in Slovenia
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The negative effects of intensive agriculture on the environment, human health, natural resources, etc. require the use of more sustainable farming methods. The decision for [...]
Development of tourist eco farms in protected natural areas in Slovenia
Slovenia plans to increase protected areas from 12 to 30%, providing an ideal opportunity for the development of organic agriculture. Based on our survey of eco-tourist [...]
ECO FARM – The back bone of Slovenia
Sustainability. It’s a concept that’s seeping from every pore of human society and is becoming an indispensable part of the way we do everything. And rightly so. From the [...]
Intensive agriculture to blame for loss of biodiversity
In the period 2014-2020, the Common Agricultural Policy did not contribute to stopping the loss of biodiversity in Europe, the European Court of Auditors concluded in a [...]
Entrepreneur women farmers were given their awards
The awards for the best projects of entrepreneur women farmers were given by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Bekir Pakdemirli. 1st Project: “Rock honey [...]