Thuenen Institute projects (employment):
Project started (EU-Funded, led by IFOAM Organics Europe): OrganicTargets4EU: Transformation scenarios for boosting organic farming and organic aquaculture towards the Farm-to-Fork targets. September 2022 – February 2026.
Project started (with J Sanders): Remuneration of the environmental benefits of organic farming, completion expected May 2023
Report completed (with J Sanders): Policy support for organic farming in the EU 2010-2020, published September 2022.
Report to BMEL completed (with J Sanders and others): Ziele und Indikatoren zur Gestaltung der Förderpolitik des ökologischen Landbaus. Schlussbericht. [Goals and indicators for the structuring of organic farming policy support. Final report.], submitted August 2022, published April 2023.
Report to BMEL completed (with J Sanders and B Liebl): Bilanz und Impulse zur Weiterentwicklung der Zukunftsstrategie oekologischer Landbau. [Stocktake and Initiatives for the Further Development of the Organic Farming Looking Forward Strategy.], completed 2020.
Consultancy projects:
Environmental Impacts of 25% of EU agricultural land organic by 2030
Funded by: EU Environment LIFE Programme, Ekhagastiftelsen and others
Co-ordinated by: IFOAM Organics Europe
Project partners: n/a
Role: Lead consultants
Duration: 2022
Outputs: Report: Environmental Impacts of 25% of EU organic by 2030
National CAP Targets Needed to Reach 25% Organic in EU by 2030
Funded by: EU Environment LIFE Programme, Green Organics and others
Co-ordinated by: IFOAM Organics Europe
Project partners: FIBL
Role: Lead consultants for national policy scorecards
Duration: 2021
Outputs: Organic in Europe: Prospects and Developments for Organic in CAP National Strategic Plans.
Organic Farming and Biodiversity: European Policy options
Funded by: EU Environment LIFE Programme, Green Organics and others
Co-ordinated by: IFOAM Organics Europe
Project partners: Fearann Consulting
Role: Lead consultants
Duration: 2020
Outputs: Organic Farming and Biodiversity: Policy Options
UK Organic Trade Statistics
Funded by: Defra
Co-ordinated by: Organic Research Centre
Project partners: AHDB, Soil Association, Organic Farmers & Growers, Organic Food Federation, Organic Trade Board
Role: Review of options
Duration: February-July 2020
Outputs: Unpublished report on options
Preparing the Evidence Base for Post-Brexit Agriculture in Scotland – Case Studies on Alternative Payments
Funded by: Scottish Natural Heritage
Co-ordinated by: Organic Policy, Business and Research Consultancy
Project partners: SAC Commercial Ltd., IEEP London, Organic Research Centre
Role: Project management, case study and report writing
Duration: May 2019-June 2020
Outputs: Published report: Preparing the Evidence Base for Post-Brexit agriculture in Scotland – Case studies on alternative payments, with five case study summaries
A Guide for Developing Eco-schemes as part of EU Member State CAP Strategic Plans
Funded by: Ekhagastiftelsen
Co-ordinated by: IFOAM EU Group
Project partners: IEEP and FIBL
OPBRC sub-contracted by: FIBL
Role: Project management and Guide writing
Duration: April-September 2019
Outputs:
Meredith S, Hart K (2019) CAP 2021-27: Using the eco-scheme to maximise environmental and climate benefits. IEEP, Brussels.
Lampkin N, Stolze M, Meredith S, de Porras M, Haller L, Mészáros D (2020) Using Eco-schemes in the new CAP: a guide for managing authorities. IFOAM EU, FIBL and IEEP, Brussels.
Reaching Net Zero in Scotland: Emissions Reduction from Agriculture
Funded by: WWF Scotland
Co-ordinated by: Organic Policy, Business and Research Consultancy
Project partner: Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
Role: Project management, data analysis and report writing
Duration: May-September 2019
Outputs: Lampkin N, Smith L, Padel K (2019) Delivering on Net Zero: Scottish Agriculture. WWF Scotland, Edinburgh.
Financing the Transition to Sustainable Agriculture in Selected EU Member States
Co-ordinated by: IFOAM EU Group
Project partners: OPBRC, FIBL and Darko Znaor
Role: Project management and reporting
Duration: June-September 2019
Outputs: Unpublished report for client