The ReOrgAgr project is about organic agriculture in the Baltic Sea region and the Eastern Partnership.
ReOrgAgr stresses that many of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals appear to be out of reach, and that unsafe and unstable food systems are partly reasons for this. It notes that eutrophication is still a big challenge and that around 50 percent of the nutrient emissions in the Baltic Sea come from agriculture. Moreover, ReOrgAgr notes that agriculture is a major source of CO2 emissions, causing global warming, and that loss of biodiversity in the region is related to agriculture. ReOrgAgr argues that there are many advantages in organic agriculture. It suggests, for example, that eutrophication can be dealt with through recycling and effective use of nutrients at the farms, and that climate change can be mitigated through increased carbon storage in soils.
Through a previous project, several farms in the Baltic Sea region have converted to organic farming and local networks have been established. Cross-border networks with focus on organic farming are still lacking and against this background ReOrgAgr wants to establish networks across the borders in the region. One goal of the project is to arrange agricultural workshops and conferences to exchange experiences. It will introduce the concept Organic Districts and thus enable dialogues with all actors in the food chain, scientists, policymakers and non-governmental organizations.