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CLM (Building sustainable agriculture and an attractive countryside)

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Generals Informations
Creation date: 30/11/1980
Structure type:
- Independant service provider

Intervention type: European Local National Regional

Employement number: 251981

Main objective:

Promoting a sustainable and multifunctional agriculture

Improving the relationship between agriculture and society in the Netherlands and elsewhere



Coordinate
Country:
Pays-bas
Adress:

NB: CLM will be coordinator of the Dutch National Rural Network (successor of the Leader+ network) from 2007 to 2013.

Phone:
00 31 345 47 07 00
Fax:
00 31 345 47 07 99
Contact:
gkuneman_ANTI_SPAM_@clm.nl
Web:
http://www.clm.nl/index.html

Presentation

CLM gathers two organisations, each with a different approach : CLM Research and Advice Plc. and Foundation Centre for Agriculture and Environment.

- CLM Research and Advice is an independent, professional company that conducts scientific research, extension and facilitation for sustainable agriculture and an attractive countryside. It produces working knowledge for policymaking and farmers practices.

-Foundation Centre for Agriculture and Environment is an idealistic organisation that promotes sustainable agriculture with a broadened function. The foundation is concerned with innovation, debate, mediation and lobby. It is financed by donations from companies and civil organisations. The board unites environmentalists, farmers and representatives of other related interest groups.

CLM employees are experts in a wide range of areas: environmentally safe farming, animal welfare, food safety, nature conservation and countryside management, water management, energy production and conservation, agritourism and care farming.

NB: CLM will be coordinator of the Dutch National Rural Network (successor of the Leader+ network) from 2007 to 2013.

Themes activities

Animal husbandry

Biodiversity

City and countryside

Energy and climate change

Governmental policy

Nature and landscape conservation

Organic farming and soil management

Plant protection

Sustainability in chain and market

Water management

Activities
  • Agriculture, environment and territory
  • Environmental education and citizenship

      • Agriculture, environment and territory
      Covered topics:
      Support farmers’ diversification
      Biodiversity / wildlife protection
      Actions examples:

      Creation of a network of farmers and consumers (inspired by the concept of Community Supported Agriculture) co-creating new ways of participation in rural lifeCLM undertakes research to see how farmers can make better use of functional biodiversity in their management. Functional biodiversity (genetic diversity of crop varieties and domestic animals; life support functions of e.g. soil, natural enemies, pollinators) is a crucial production factorInformation products, such as brochures, for farmers to help them in their diversification process

      Projects/Wishes:

      CLM would be interested to develop European partnerships to do joint research on future EU policy making, mainly agriculture and rural policies but also environment policies (pesticides, nitrates, ammonia, water)

      Europeans partnerships:

      Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) European Environmental BureauBirdLife International

      Environmental education and citizenship
      Covered topics:
      Education and training of professionals
      Actions examples:

      Exchanging good practices of environmentally friendly farming between farmers, and/or supply companies and policy makers