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Seeding the Future of Rural Areas
In Spain a pilot project gives prominence to the low-intensity farming production systems which are at risk of being abandoned. […]
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Shooting in the strawberry fields: a Greek Tragedy
Our correspondent in Greece Myrto Pispini takes a closer look at this shocking case […]
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Greece: National Proposals for the new CAP
On the 3rd of June, Greek Agriculture Minister Athanasios Tsautaris announced proposals for the implementation of the new CAP. […]
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Travelling and Celebrating the Freedom of Seeds
A magical mystery seed tour of Europe? Find out about it with this enchanting post by Myrto Pispini […]
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New report points to decline in support for GM crops
Friends of the Earth interrogate the official figures to reveal drops in acerage and less support of GM crops […]
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Roundup Ready soybeans, worse than you thought
Study debunks the ongoing argument of the biotech industry that GM and non-GM soybeans are substantially equivalent […]
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2/3 of Honeybee Pollen Contaminated with “Chemical Cocktail”
New research by Greenpeace provides damning evidence of just how prevalent pesticide exposure is for pollinators. […]
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Of Pollinators, Politics and Pesticides: be(e) vigilant!
Even when analysing bee deaths, politics is interfering with reality once again. Myrto Pispini exposes what’s left out & who’s sneaking in […]
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Beware the Greek Minister bearing a new GM proposal
Arc2020 correspondent Myrto Pipsini is suspicious of ministerial motivations […]
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Will the Commission authorise controversial GM Maize 1507?
Nineteen European Member States voted against the GM 1507 Maize tabled by the European Commission. […]
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Mum, I want to be a farmer but they won’t let me!
Young farmers protest in Spain. […]
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CAP Monologues in Greece
Is the government in Greece moving ahead with CAP reform without consulting anyone? […]
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CAP in Spain: Deciding for the Farmers Without the Farmers
The measures already decided for CAP implementation in Spain […]
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Concern over pesticides in fruit & veg in Greece
Toxic pesticides residues in fruits and veggies in Greece: news of the systemic, the banned and even the illegal.
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Greenpeace urges further action on bees
Petition calls for addtional bans, and a shift of funding away from destructive industrial agriculture […]