1. Organic food 'Yes', organic food 'No': a discussion between specialists with the Italian Parliament in the fray
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Michaël Aubert, Karine Bonneval, Cristina Menta, Damien Banas, Jeff Lowenfels, Nicolas Bernier, Cristina Micheloni, Alessandro Piccolo, Jean-Jacques Brun, Herbert Hager, Cristian Bolzonella, Mauro Tomasi, Kukal Singh, Ines Fritz, Jean-François Ponge, Augusto Zanella, Efrem Tassinato, Klaus Katzensteiner, Raffaello Giannini, Manuel Blouin, Maurizio G. Paoletti, Céline Pelosi, Gianni Teo, Étude et compréhension de la biodiversité (ECODIV), Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Unité de Recherches Animal et Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux (URAFPA), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Agroécologie [Dijon], Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC), Universita degli Studi di Padova, Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg (ESAD), Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.)-Ministère de l'Education nationale, de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (M.E.N.E.S.R.), Ecosystèmes montagnards (UR EMGR), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Universität für Bodenkultur Wien [Vienne, Autriche] (BOKU), Università degli Studi di Firenze [Firenze], Association for Garden Communicators (GWA), Università degli studi di Parma [Parme, Italie], Associazione Italiana per l'Agricoltura Biologica (AIAB), Agronomie, AgroParisTech-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Mécanismes adaptatifs : des organismes aux communautés (MECADEV), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Punjab Agricultural University, Wigwam Network, Azienda Agricola ColBel, PAN Studio Associato, Université de Lorraine (UL), University of Padua, Strasbourg School of Decorative Arts, IRSTEA - Center of Grenoble, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU), University of Florence (UNIFI), Garden Writers of America, University of Parma, Italian Association for Organic Agriculture (AIAB-FVG), Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes (EMMAH), Avignon Université (AU)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), University of Naples Federico II, Punjab Agriculltural University, ColBel Farm, PAN Studio Association, Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Università degli Studi di Firenze = University of Florence [Firenze] (UNIFI), University of Parma = Università degli studi di Parma [Parme, Italie], Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution (MECADEV), Normandie Université (NU), Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU)
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Organic farming ,Parliament ,media_common.quotation_subject ,[SDV.SA.SDS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Soil study ,Collective action ,[SDV.EE.ECO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Ecosystems ,Food production ,Political science ,Organic food ,SETA, Humusica, Organic farming, Organic food, Food production, Global change, Agriculture, Biodynamic, Italian Parliament ,Global change ,Law and economics ,media_common ,2. Zero hunger ,Biodynamic agriculture ,Government ,business.industry ,Biodynamic ,Legislature ,Agriculture ,[SDV.SA.AEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Agricultural sciences/Agriculture, economy and politics ,SETA ,Italian parliament ,Action (philosophy) ,13. Climate action ,Humusica ,[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology ,business ,[SDV.AEN]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Food and Nutrition - Abstract
International audience; The SETA group (Agricultural Science and Technology) sent a letter to the Italian Parliament advising them not to adopt a legislative measure that favors organic and biodynamic agriculture compared to the conventional one. Another group of scientists thinks instead that the Italian government should favor organic and biodynamic agriculture and explains its reasons. The current article lists the SETA letter and the point of view of other Italian and international ecologists, economists, pedologists, ecologists, writers and artists, which are tendentially “protectors of nature” but not idealists. Nor are they so much in agreement with each other. Judge for yourself in scrolling through the Discussion chapter. The divergence leads to the “why” it is necessary to switch to organic farming not on the “need” to do so. There are also disappointments about the use of GMOs orthe costs of highly technological agriculture. The situation is such on planet Earth that it is necessary to involve the whole society to get out of it. In addition, politicians are also needed to structure the collective action that only if conceived by the whole society and not by individuals or by non-coordinated organizations can save our species. We are convinced that agriculture and soil are among the fundamental levers of this action.
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- 2019
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