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AIAB Technical day!
On Tuesday 16th April, AIAB organised the PPILOW Technical Day dedicated to organic pig farming at the Casa Caponetti farm in Tuscania (Italy). The meeting opened with a presentation of the PPILOW project, the experiments conducted in the various partner countries and the self-assessment app of animal welfare PIGLOW. Stefano Chellini, agronomist and vice-president of […]
A PPILOW survey on biosecurity measures in EU organic, extensive and small-scale pig and poultry farms!
Veterinarians Without Borders, Thünen Institute and Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, are launching a study in seven European countries involved in the H2020 PPILOW project (France, Germany, Denmark, Romania, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy). An online questionnaire will be used to collect data on farmers, veterinarians and advisors’ perceptions and practices related to biosecurity in […]
The 9th PPILOW newsletter is now available!
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PPILOW’s People: Marine Perard!
Hi I am Marine! I studied environmental engineering at the French engineering school Ecole des Mines d’Alès. I spent the last year of my studies at Cranfield University (UK), and obtained a Master’s Degree in Environmental Management for Business. Driven by my interest in agriculture and animals, I joined INRAE at the beginning of 2024, […]
BioForum technical day!
On 29th March 2024 BioForum organised a technical day in José Metsu’s farm located in Poperinge, Belgium. Farmer José Metsu explained that the farrowing took place in the hut. The sow stays in the hut up to 47 days. The hut is moved in the field every 6 months. It was explained: How the hut […]
Webinar: “Impact of poultry-related European projects”!
EAAP has organised a Webinar dedicated to the “Impact of poultry-related European projects” in which PPILOW project coordinator Anne Collin-Chenot, will present the project and the results. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 16th 2024,from 15:00 to 17.00 (CET) Don’t miss it! For info and registration click here!
PPILOW workshop within Bioland Poultry Conference 2024!
Bioland Poultry Conference will be held from 27 to 29 February 2024 in Bonn, Germany. The motto of this year’s exciting three-day programme is “Turning appreciation back into added value”. The conference will be opened by Prof. Dr Gerold Rahmann, who will look back 20 years on the basis of his presentation at the 2004 […]
PPILOW’s People: Laetitia Fauconnier!
Hi! I am Laetitia a Belgo-Italian Agronomic Engineer with a specialization in International Forestry and Management. I worked on projects involving food security, agroecology, organic farming and regeneration (Mali, Belgium and Italy) as well as sustainable forest management (Brazil and Italy). I actively contributes to raise awareness about sustainable agrosilvopastural systems and about the importance […]
PPILOW Autumn school videos and presentations available!
PPILOW Autumn School took place from 25th to 27th of October, in Assisi, Italy. The school was recorded, the videos and presentations are now available here.
PPILOW’s People: Liên Romeyns!
Hi ! I am Liên! I studied Geomorphology at the University of Ghent in Belgium, where I focused on erosion on different land uses in the Ethiopian mountains. Traveling after my studies took me around the world, joining permaculture projects in different places and learning about sustainable land use where I could. Back in Belgium […]