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Promoting sustainable agricultural to improve water quality of the Sierck-les-Bains plateau in Moselle


Description

  • Project duration: 2019 - 2019
  • Client: Municipality of Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières
  • Country or region: France
  • Department(s):
    Supply chains and territories

Project aim:
The municipality of Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières in France aims at supporting sustainable agriculture which has no or only a low impact on water resources at the Sierck-les-Bains plateau.

Activities of ECOZEPT:
ECOZEPT, Envilys & Bio Grand Est have been commissioned to carry out a feasibility study answering the following questions: which low impact crops or practices are adapted to the context and existing farms of the territory? How to develop efficient supply chains to promote and value these products and sustainable farming practices on markets? Several scenarios were developed in close collaboration with actors of the territory to set up an inclusive action plan for the territory.

Client:
Municipality of Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières

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