The H2020 BOND project (Enhanced Cooperation of Organizations and Networks) is a European Union research initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation among farmers and promoting sustainable agriculture. The project aims to organize small-scale farmers into networks, promote knowledge sharing, and facilitate joint action within the framework of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy).
VI GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON FAMILY FARMING, Bilbao, Spain
March25-28, 2019, Bilbao, Spain The General Assembly of theUnited Nations adopted the Decade of Family Farming 2019-2028 on 20 December2017 in order to improve the position of family farmers in all five continents. The declaration of the Decade ensures the continuity of the successfulIYFF-2014 process by advancing the implementation of public…
BioEast project findings on food systems
The thematic studies of the working groups of the BIOEASTsUP H2020 project contribute significantly to macro-regional development and provide an important contribution to the forthcoming BIOEAST SRIA (Strategic Research Innovation Agenda). Of these, study #3 on the topic of food systems is particularly interesting: “Prospects of smallholder production in the…
Agroturism can also benefit from new primary producer taxes
Tourism is one of the biggest losers during the coronavirus worldwide, while domestic tourism especially rural tourism is in revival, which can now be supported by the taxation of primary producers. Rural and agrotourism providers offer a variety of experiences to their guests in the countryside, such as a harvest…
Bond Playful Resources in BOND –specially developed for farmers
Bond Playful Resources include experiential and participatory tools for facilitating an open, empathic, collaborative and creative environment for the project’s stakeholders to connect with one another and to discover new insights on specific issues or topics towards forming better understanding, strategic visions and solutions. LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY The project explored…
BOND Memoranda of Understanding supporting farmers has been concluded by eight countries mentored by Kislépték Association
On the political round-table special gamification technics developed by BOND provided the common ground for agreements, cooperation and alliances to be made. The outcome was the drafting of specific agreements in the form of eight ‘Memoranda of Understanding’ for collective action in specific fields, to be implemented during and after…
Our BOND and SMARTCHAIN project in the EU’s project respository journal
It is worth studying the newest magazine showcasing the EU’s research project results. For example, we can read fresh information about COVID-19, research about climate change, or technological research. The magazine’s issue from October informs us on the results of the H2020 Bond project (the project to strengthen the network…
BOND studies on regenerative farming, CAP, biodiversity, family farming
With the closing of the BOND project, most of the studies and publications conveying the project results were available on the website www.bondproject.eu. The consortium partners jointly formulated their policy proposals at the regional roundtables on the following topics (downloadable in English by clicking on the image – later some…
BOND Publications – New Solutions for Collective Action
A series of publications were prepared under H2020 BOND Project. One of them is the Regulatory Framework. In this publication constraints and good practices in different legal environments have been identified, with focus on a supportive legal and regulatory environment and the provisions of the specific regulation in the farming…
Regulatory Framework and its annexes – BOND Project – New Solutions for Collective Action
A series of publications were prepared under H2020 BOND Project. One of them is the Regulatory Framework. In this publication constraints and good practices in different legal environments have been identified, with focus on a supportive legal and regulatory environment and the provisions of the specific regulation in the farming…
Regulatory Framework – Spanish, Croatian, Czech, Portuguese and Hungarian
This action has collected principles, rules, supportive measures, of relevance to farmers to overcome constraints and make this information available for farmers and CSOs. Constraints and good practices in different legal environments have been identified, with focus on a supportive legal and regulatory environment and the provisions of the specific regulation…
Executive Summaries – In 17 languages
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REPORT This report was prepared under BOND Projecti and seeks to present the most relevant best legal practices in the particular areas, discovered with cooperation and assistance from the partners, in the hope that they will be useful to facilitate collective actions, and to…
BOND publications based on Policy Roundtable events – Regional reports
BOND produced a series of project-related publications to foster social capital in Europe. Four of them reflect the outcomes of the BOND Policy Roundtables that took place in Romania, Hungary, Poland and Portugal as well as outcomes of the 10 BOND National Workshops grouping Romania, France and Moldova; Hungary and…
Other publications – Gaming handbooklet – Play in Farming: seriously?
This paper explores the potential of using playful and gameful approaches for facilitating and strengthening the collective action, networking, and negotiation of individuals, groups, and entities related to the farming sector across Europe, which include farmers and land managers. Framed under the EU Funded BOND project (bondproject.eu), we developed, experimented,…
Other publications – Learning Guide
Social capital is a key factor that concerns the ability of people to cooperate for common goals. What we have learned over the past decades, from organizational experiences in developing countries and countries in transition, is that physical and human capital accumulation by itself is not sufficient to induce development….
Other publications – Synthesis Report
BOND aspires to ‘bring organizations and network development to higher levels in the farming sector in Europe’. Farmers and land managers are central to the project, as they play fundamental roles in the environmental and economic sustainability of the farming sector in Europe, and therefore Europe’s foods and landscapes. BOND…
Other publications – Land Management in 9 languages
In order to tackle the mounting environmental, social and economic challenges that humanity faces due to the impacts of climate change and other crises, agroecological and other sustainable good practices are needed to be put forward – and upscaled. To achieve this, empowering agriculture-focused organization in the form of collective…
Food supply during the economic and social situation caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19)
April 15, 2020 The epidemic threat of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) caused new hygiene and health regulations by the mid of March in 2020 (date of the article 25th of March). This brought a change in the balance of food supply and demand in Hungary too. Those children, parents and the…
Hungarian National Workshop at Gyüttment
August 23-25, 2019, Gyüttment Festival, Szekszárd Gyüttment is a funny hungarian nickname for newcomers starting a new life in the countryside. A Life, in which we do not bypass the mud, but build a house of it. Where we do not eliminate weeds, but cook soup of it. We dream…
A survey on collective actions – BOND
The BOND project, supported by the EU H2020 Program promotes the learning of farmer organizations participating in the project from many European countries, and the development of their networks. [mou_survey_terkep]An interregional forum was held in Cordoba, Spain, on 24–25 September 2018, with around 100 participants from the project’s countries. They…
BOND – Hungarian National Workshop
May 6, 2019 Budapest #Bondproject Kislépték and Védegylet held their national thematic workshop this Monday May 6th, 2019 with the aim of stimulating dialogue and cooperation on social/societal/common good economy.The goal of the workshop was to create a cross-sectoral dialogue and network among the different stakeholders encompassing representatives of policy…
BOND – Romanian National Workshop
June 2-3, 2019, Bukarest, Románia BOND National Workshop in RomaniaCAP & Peasants Rights – a BONDing processHow can the collective grassroots mobilization bridge a human rights approach in public policies for food and agriculture? The Romanian peasants organization Eco Ruralis, member of the European Coordination Via Campesina, held its national…
BOND – UK National Workshop
September 10-11, 2019 – London, UK First day in Jubilee Room, Palace of Westminster The Landworkers’ Alliance held an event called Agroecology in Action – presentations and policy recommendations by farmers across the UK who are creating a food system that restores nature whist providing healthy affordable food for the…
BOND – Croatian Workshop
September 25-26, 2019, Krievci, Croatia As part of the #Bondproject, we participated in the Croatian National Workshop, which was held in Kőrös, Croatia to create an action plan for executing a sustainable future, outlining the vision of the local settlement. The main topic of the forum was regenerative agriculture. Farmers…
BOND – YOUTH Forum Invitation
January 30, 2020 – form Kolozsvár, Romania Dear young farmer,the future of farming in Europe depends on you! We are organizing the European and pan-European Forum Young Farmers for the Future!, involving 34 farmers or land managers (half female and half male), under 34 years old from 34 countries. It…
Executive Summary of SMARTCHAIN: Report on the stakeholder interviews
February 10, 2020 This report presents the results of 32 expert stakeholder interviews that examine consumer attitudes, values, expectations and preferences in relation to short food supply chains (SFSC). The interviewees represented the views of consumers, producers, and other actors who work with or within SFSC (e.g., HoReCa, and certifiers)…
Training of Trainers in Cordóba to promote farmer organizations’ development and bonding activities
September 26-29, 2018, Córdoba, Spanyolország A Training of Trainers (ToT) on Farmer organizations’ performance, equity,governance and negotiation was held in Cordóba, Spain between26 and 29 September 2018. The training was organized by the EU Bond project. Itfollowed the Interregional Forum of BOND in Cordóba, which brought together the60 beneficiaries, the…
The Lego Serious Play development method was used by farmers
February 4, 2020, BudapestLEGO Serious Play is a successfully used development method in business world. This method has been used to facilitate dialogue between farmers and decision-makers about a sustainable and high-quality public catering.The BOND (Bringing Organisations & Network Development to higher levels in the Farming sector in Europe) project is funded…
BOND – French National Workshop
July 15-17, 2019, Bergerac, France The three-day French National Workshop was organisewd within the BOND project On 15 July there was a discussion on local feeding systems at Sigoulès which was presented by Patrick Consoli, Mayor of the village. It was learned that in the Department of the Dordogne :…
Signing the Hungarian Memorandum of Understanding for the Sustainable Social Economy
On 4th of February in Budapest an international professional forum about public catering based on quality raw materials was organized. A Memorandum of Understanding (in Hungarian and English translation) for the sustainable economy was signed at this forum. The aim of the Memorandum is to support the social and environmental commonwell and…
The BOND project – Introduction
Bringing Organisations & Network Development to higher levels in the Farming sector in Europe BOND’s objective is to directly contribute to unleash, strengthen and organise the great potential for collective action and networking of individuals, groups and entities of farmers and land managers in selected countries across Europe, with a…
Kislépték is Member to H20202 BOND Project Consortium
November, 2017Kisléptékis Member to H20202 BOND Project ConsortiumProjectName: Bringing Organisations And Network Development To Higher Levels In TheFarming Sector In Europe – BONDFoundedunder: H2020-RUR-2017-1ProjectID: 774208ProjectObjectives:Theaim of this project is to reach higher levels of organisation and networking,and develop a healthier, and more productive and harmonious farming sector inEurope for the…