Lessons learned from phase-outs – the case of peat in the United Kingdom

Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk

Description

The status of peat in UK horticulture, including: historical context, current situation, steps to enact a phase-out, the Responsible Sourcing Calculator and lessons that could be learned by other countries from the UK experience. Linked to work from the Organic-PLUS project - https://organic-plus.net/.
Period7 Nov 2018 → 9 Nov 2018
Event title6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences
Event typeConference
LocationEisenstadt, AustriaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Agroecology
  • Contentious inputs
  • Growing media
  • Organic horticulture
  • Peat-free
  • Responsible sourcing

Research Themes

  • Agroecological Farming Innovations

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