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Month: May 2013

Latest from EU Member States

Sara and the seeds of hope: a personal story

May 31, 2013 ARC

International seed exchange: the role of tradition, family and generations to come […]

Latest from key partners

Who will grow our food in the future?

May 30, 2013 ARC

Future Farmers in the Spotlight – Success stories from young farmers all over Europe […]

Latest from EU Member States

Loudest voices in Irish lobby keep pressure on Coveney

May 29, 2013 ARC

Irish Farmers’ Association rally outside meeting of Agricultural ministers in Dublin […]

Latest from Brussels

Key players in CAP reform debate head to Dublin

May 29, 2013 ARC

Commission and Parliament join informal meeting of Agriculture Ministers in Ireland […]

Latest from the ARC network

Slow Food and FAO announce new partnership

May 28, 2013 ARC

Series of joint actions planned to highlight value of local food and improve the livelihoods of smallholders […]

Latest from EU Member States

EFSA: Fourth pesticide linked to bee decline

May 27, 2013 ARC

Investigation by Europe’s food safety organisation sheds more light on bee-harming pesticides […]

Latest from EU Member States

Mega pig farm plan stirs up opposition in the UK

May 27, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Still time to sign an online a petition with more than 28,000 signatures… […]

Latest from EU Member States

Come and join us in central Paris next week…at a farm!

May 24, 2013 ARC

Ferme a Paris set to take place from 31 May – 1 June. […]

Recent updates

800 sheep + 600 km + 4 winter months + 2 shepherds = 1 film

May 23, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Winter Nomads […]

Latest from EU Member States

25,000 signatures force pig farm to cease activities

May 23, 2013 ARC

Two animal protection NGOs launch successful email campaign to support an official complaint […]

Latest from EU Member States

UK study reflects need for greener land management

May 23, 2013 Peter Crosskey

State of Nature: UK wildlife organisations join forces to undertake a health check of nature […]

Latest from the ARC network

Call for reduction of antibiotics in livestock production

May 22, 2013 ARC

ARC2020 signs joint letter sent to EU Commissioner for Health and Consumers […]

Latest from EU Member States

“Uniformity is not an option – Viva Biodiversity!”

May 17, 2013 Myrto Pispini

Feedback from the International Seed Days in Greece – 11, 12 and 13 May 2013 […]

Latest from Brussels

US-EU agreement: threat to sustainable farming and food

May 16, 2013 ARC

Concerns about the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) mount […]

Recent updates

Biofuels to steal Eurovision’s thunder?

May 16, 2013 Peter Crosskey

Twitter battles […]

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Rural Resilience

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Carbon Farming: Stakes, issues and alternatives

Mathieu Willard of ARC2020 performed a study on future carbon farming regulation. Download the report.

Seeds4All

The Seeds4All project wants to amplify voices and connect people involved in agroecological seed production at all levels. Find out more.

This Month’s Articles

Missed an article of ours? Or would like to read it again? Find all our articles from this month here. Or browse through our chronological archive that stores all articles here.

CAP Strategic Plans: Reforming the CAP in Wartime

ARC launches a report summarising the key aspects of the CAP Strategic Plans approval process that started a year ago. Take a look here.

Rural Perspectives on Digital Agriculture

Connecting farmers, advisors, policies, nature conservationists, and critical thoughts around the trajectories of digitalisation. Get involved!

ARC2020 Newsletter

Sign up for our monthly newsletter on agri-food, rural, environmental policy and practices around Europe.

War in Ukraine

While the situation is still a changing one, the war in Ukraine is already destabilising food security in Europe. Find all articles here.

Tweets by @ARC2020eu

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