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Home2014May

Month: May 2014

Latest from EU Member States

Public Land Agencies: French SAFER model safe for Romania?

May 29, 2014 ARC

How will land sales be managed in Romania? Attila Szocs investigates. […]

Main stories

EFSA slammed by Pesticide Action Network over its methods

May 28, 2014 Oliver Moore

Worrying trends in how pesticide safety is measured have been uncovered by Pesticide Action Network Europe. […]

Latest from EU Member States

“False Dichotomies Promote Continued Animal Consumption”

May 27, 2014 ARC

We’ve had the case made for less meat, for better meat, so what’s the case for no meat? […]

Main stories

European Milk Board calls for immediate end to TTIP

May 26, 2014 Peter Crosskey

The EMB urged an immediate halt, calling the agreement a severe threat to the EU – economically, ecologically and socially. […]

Latest from EU Member States

Elections 2014 in Romania

May 23, 2014 ARC

Romanian peasants prepare for EU elections. But who to vote for? […]

Latest from the ARC network

‘On the Road’ to better farming

May 19, 2014 ARC

Confédération Paysanne’s new video presents what a better future agricultural system could look like. […]

Main stories

Antimicrobial resistance soaring

May 16, 2014 Oliver Moore

antimicrobial resistance is on the rise and farm animals are implicated. So what to do? […]

Latest from EU Member States

New open source database uncovers land grabbers

May 14, 2014 ARC

Introducing an advocacy tool against large land investments and their negative impacts on rural communities in Europe. […]

Latest from EU Member States

New report points to decline in support for GM crops

May 13, 2014 Myrto Pispini

Friends of the Earth interrogate the official figures to reveal drops in acerage and less support of GM crops […]

Latest from EU Member States

Organic Participatory Guarantee Systems – a Brazilian model.

May 12, 2014 ARC

Here’s how small farmers can affordably gain a group organic certification. […]

Latest from Brussels

The Parliament elections at a glance

May 12, 2014 ARC

An overview of the European Parliament elections this month. […]

Latest from the ARC network

Looking Towards a Common Sustainable Food Policy

May 12, 2014 ARC

Slow Food letter to the candidates of the 2014 European election […]

Latest from EU Member States

How a ‘Yes’ vote would help Scottish agriculture

May 12, 2014 Peter Crosskey

Scottish National Party member and sitting MEP Alyn Smith shares his views in the run-up to the European elections. […]

Recent updates

Part 3: what did you think? Reader’s replies on livestock reduction

May 9, 2014 Andrzej Nowakowski

Our 3 parter on EU livestock reduction has caused quite a stir. Reader’s reply time on this hot topic. […]

Latest from the ARC network

Pavlos Georgiadis on Jung & Naiv

May 9, 2014 Pavlos Georgiadis

The young farmer, entrepreneur, and active supporter of better food and better farming interviewed on German political TV show […]

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