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Who milks the cows when farmers fall sick? 

Who milks the cows when the farmers fall sick? There is only one answer to that question for most: the farmers, or their families. But it is a very different story in two European countries—and while right now, access to sick leave and holidays is determined by postcode, this could soon start to change. Here, ARC2020’s Natasha Foote digs into how these farm relief services work in practice and what the ingredients for success look like for other countries that want to set up similar services for their farmers. […]

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How Iran war exposes Europe’s dangerous dependency on fertilisers

Four years ago, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent fertiliser prices soaring, exposing the true extent of just how reliant our food systems are on fossil fuels and the vulnerability of geopolitical chaos. When are we going to learn this lesson? Today, with conflict escalating in the Middle East, we are watching the same crisis unfold in real time. Op-ed by Lena Luig. […]