Published date: 17 November 2017
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Contract summary
Industry
Data preparation services - 72312100
Research services - 73110000
Environmental services - 90700000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£0
Procurement reference
tender_156365/634024
Published date
17 November 2017
Closing date
14 December 2017
Contract start date
8 January 2018
Contract end date
10 June 2018
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
A six month contract is needed for a study to review lessons learnt from organic farming in order to explore application of the most valuable of these, where appropriate, to improve sustainability of conventional farms. The study will consider strategies used in organic farming and assess opportunities, practicalities and barriers of translating best practice management techniques from organic to conventional farms. It will also examine potential impacts on farm income, productivity and risk. Defra's investment in this project will identify organic farming practices that deliver sustainability benefits to conventional farms at a time when the organic practice at a whole is in decline. It will evaluate, for promising options, costs and benefits of applying techniques to conventional farms, including a review of potential impacts on farm income, productivity and risk implications. This will allow government to identify opportunities to deliver greater sustainability benefits in conventional farming.
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