While the exploitation of agri-food sector workers is a longstanding food system issue, the emergence of slaughterhouses across Europe and the US as coronavirus hotspots has brought renewed urgency and heightened awareness to issues relating to the conditions to which meat-plant workers are exposed. Alison Brogan rounds up the Covid19 news on this topic from the US, Ireland and Germany. […]
The US ambassador to the UK has called American farming “the future of agriculture” to encourage the opening of European markets to US products. But what does this food system actually look like? What are its implications on public health, the environment and rural communities? Our partners at IATP report from the states. […]
How realistic is the Green Party demand in the current coalition talks for an agricultural turn, including the phase out of factory farming in 20 years? In the land of the near ubiquitous bratwurst, main ingredient in Germany’s’ number one fast food currywurst, how strong is the undercurrent of opposition to factory farmed pork and poultry? […]
Confédération Paysanne is mobilising to defend its right to peaceful direct action. Peter Crosskey explains. […]
What are the consequences of a diet laden in meat and dairy products? […]
A true cost of Germany’s industrial pig farms […]
A lack of joined up thinking between UK government Departments has halted a large industrial pig unit. […]
Europe must eat less meat […]
Following success in Berlin, and plans for Vienna this weekend, the Wir haben es Satt movement is growing […]
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