Presentation

The context is ripe for developing environmental technologies. In 2004, the European Commission launched ETAP (the Environmental Technology Action Plan), which, in 2010, will lead to a directive introducing an ETV (Environmental Technology Verification) system, so as to facilitate recognition of manufacturers’ efforts by the market. In France, the Grenelle Environment Forum has also recommended investing in "environmentally-friendly intensive and sustainable agriculture". AXEMA in France, along with CEMA and ENTAM in Europe, are keen to take part in this initiative.

In relation to the AgEng 2010 Conference, the focus will be on applied research in the area of eco-design practices serving agricultural equipment.

Eco-design is the "incorporation of environmental considerations into the design or redevelopment of a product so as to improve its environmental performance throughout its life cycle."

 

The aims of this Symposium: - to present the innovative methods and tools being developed, particularly those stemming from the ANR-ECODEFI project, - to see how the concept is being applied in firms in the sector, - to reflect on ways in which its implementation could be increased, with an ambition that could go as far as European eco-labelling.