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Year: 2014

Latest from EU Member States

Polish anti-fracking protesters joined “We are fed up!” demo

January 29, 2014 Marek Kryda

For the past seven months these farmers have been occupying a piece of land to prevent Chevron from drilling in Zurawlow, Poland. […]

Latest from the ARC network

NGO open letter to Commissioner Cioloș

January 24, 2014 ARC

ARC2020 and other NGOs issued an open letter in the context of reforms to the DG’s advisory groups and concern of the effects of the agribusiness lobby. […]

Latest from Brussels

Talks on hold for EU US free trade agreement (TTIP)

January 22, 2014 ARC

Yesterday the European Commission announced a public consultation on the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) part of the TTIP. […]

Latest from the ARC network

Farmageddon: an investigative look at the cost of cheap meat

January 21, 2014 ARC

The new book (to be released January 30th) takes an investigative journey behind the closed doors of an industry that should be better understood […]

Latest from the ARC network

‘We are fed up’ weekend in pictures

January 21, 2014 Peter Crosskey

UK correspondent Peter Crosskey shares his photos from the weekend of one of Germany’s biggest demonstration in years […]

Latest from EU Member States

Schnippeldisko: The Disco That Fights Food Waste!

January 20, 2014 Oliver Moore

Berlin saw a snippeldisco, or soup disco on the 17th of January. Here’s what happened. […]

Latest from the ARC network

30,000 show how fed up they are with industrial food

January 19, 2014 ARC

So what about the agri-food system are people fed up with? […]

Latest from key partners

Guest Post : Pavlos Georgiadis on why he’s Fed Up and protesting

January 17, 2014 Pavlos Georgiadis

The young, passionate Greek farmer shares a few words on why we should fight for agriculture. […]

Latest from key partners

Guest Post: Food Waste Revolution- Fill Bellies not Bins

January 16, 2014 ARC

Dominika Jarosz of the campaign Feed the 5000 explains her work helps fight the food waste scandal and why she will be joining in Berlin. […]

Latest from the ARC network

Guest post : Pierre-Alain PrĂ©vost on ‘1000 Cows’

January 15, 2014 ARC

Pierre-Alain will be on stage for the demonstration this Saturday revving up the crowd. He shares a bit about his work on a recent campaign, ‘1000 Cows’, below. […]

Recent updates

Monsanto moves into microbials

January 13, 2014 Peter Crosskey

Everyone’s favourite company have a hard time pushing GM through. So what now?. […]

Latest from the ARC network

Over Consumption of Meat & Dairy is Wrecking the Planet

January 9, 2014 ARC

What are the consequences of a diet laden in meat and dairy products? […]

Latest from Brussels

Pig Industry “blatantly flouting European law”

January 8, 2014 Marek Kryda

44 out of 45 inspected intensive pig units are breaking EU Directives, according to Europe’s leading animal welfare organisations. […]

Latest from EU Member States

Thousands of UK citizens support wildlife-friendly farming

January 7, 2014 Peter Crosskey

What do UK citizens really want from CAP reform and DEFRA? […]

Main stories

Top 6 what ARC2020 wants for 2014

January 7, 2014 Oliver Moore

So much to look forward to, so much to do…. […]

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CAP Strategic Plans

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