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Home2014March

Month: March 2014

Latest from the ARC network

Bringing 2000m2 to life: planting the global field

March 31, 2014 ARC

On Sunday, we gathered on the SpeiseGut farm to plant the seeds that will bring the newest 2000m² field to life in Berlin. […]

Main stories

Agri-Food hit hard by Climate Change: IPCC

March 31, 2014 Oliver Moore

For the first time, food security issues have been directly linked to climate change by the IPCC. So what are the problems and solutions? […]

Latest from EU Member States

Poland Short Changes its Organic Farmers

March 26, 2014 ARC

Organic farming and agri-environmental schemes will not grow under current Rural Development plans . […]

Latest from EU Member States

FAO Conference: peasant rights on the table!

March 26, 2014 ARC

The Regional Conference for Europe needs to be the event where small-scale family farmers start receiving recognition for their invaluable contribution. […]

Latest from Brussels

Beware the Greek Minister bearing a new GM proposal

March 24, 2014 Myrto Pispini

Arc2020 correspondent Myrto Pipsini is suspicious of ministerial motivations […]

Latest from EU Member States

Minister goes west for a stormy reception

March 21, 2014 Peter Crosskey

Peter Crosskey takes a wry look at a bungling Minister […]

Latest from EU Member States

Ukraine’s land struggle with Russia

March 20, 2014 ARC

If somehow 1 out of 3 agro-ecological zones would be removed from Ukraine’s possession, it would cause enormous consequences for farmers. […]

Latest from EU Member States

TTIP: how fat cats can turn nasty

March 19, 2014 Peter Crosskey

Will the precautionary principle and other stalwarts of the European project be eroded by TTIP? […]

Latest from EU Member States

Small Farmers Rage at CAP Sell-Out in Ireland

March 18, 2014 Oliver Moore

The majority of farmers and the environment will loose out under current government and industry plans. […]

Latest from EU Member States

UK Cooperative in fire sale of its farms

March 13, 2014 Peter Crosskey

The UK’s food and farming sector is reeling with shock and disbelief as “Britain’s largest farmer”, The Cooperative, has put its farms up for sale. […]

Recent updates

UN Right to Food expert demands radical change

March 12, 2014 ARC

Olivier De Schutter warned that current food systems must be redesigned. […]

Latest from Brussels

Draft seed regulation rejected by MEPs

March 12, 2014 ARC

‘seed regulation’ rejected by Parliament 650 votes to 15. […]

Latest from Brussels

Delegated Acts Update

March 12, 2014 ARC

better weighting for landscape features, otherwise de-europeanisation […]

Latest from EU Member States

The irony of national markets: cheap exports expensive imports

March 10, 2014 ARC

How our convoluted food system destroys food sovereignty […]

Latest from Brussels

Pressure on Commission over Delegated Acts

March 7, 2014 ARC

In the run up to Commission meeting on 11th March pesticides, cross-compliance and eligibility are the key issues. […]

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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.

This Month’s Articles

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Rural Perspectives on Digital Agriculture

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

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.

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Rural Europe Takes Action

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