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Big Meat & Dairy’s Supersized Climate Footprint
Big Meat & Dairy’s Supersized Climate Footprint and an intro to what we can do about it. In infographics via IATP, Grain and Boell. […]
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6 Vital Conditions for Successful Governance Mechanisms
As part of our RETHINK Modernisation series, we present an article on governance mechanisms. This article explores new organisational forms, roles and partners, while presenting six vital conditions for success. […]
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A More Resilient, Equitable & Inclusive Agricultural & Food System
A special issue on Rethinking Modernisation is due to be published in the November issue of the Journal of Rural Studies. We’ll bring you some short approachable summaries of the content in a dedicated series with the authors. First up, the editors Karlheinz Knickel and Ika Darnhofer give us an overview of the topic. […]
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Three Big European Parliament Votes Rock Corporate Ag
Fertilizer, herbicide and GM crops. 24th October 2017 saw not one but three significant votes in the European Parliament on each of these topics. Considering how these plenary votes went, it may be the case that, when it comes to agri-food policy matters, the tide is turning. So what happened, and what’s next? […]
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Damning Study on “Insect Armageddon” Shows Huge Biodiversity Decline
Three quarters of all flying insects in Germany have disappeared in just 27 years, according to a study published in one of the world’s leading scientific journals, PLoS One. What are the details are what may be to blame? […]
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Venhorst Declaration Proposes New 10% Community Fund
A new European community-led local development fund, comprising 10% of four current EU funds, is one of the specific suggestions to come out of the 3rd European Rural Parliament. […]
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ARC2020 EXCLUSIVE – CAP Communication Leak in Full
Here ARC2020 present an exclusive leak of the full text of the Commission’s CAP communication. Full text PDF also available to download at the article. (image from the PDF of the Communication) […]
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Does Commission’s New Guidance on Land Ownership Go Far Enough?
On 12th October, the European Commission issued guidance for EU Member States on protecting agricultural land from threats such as excessive price speculation and ownership concentration. But does it go far enough? […]
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Omnibus Agreed, Concerns Expressed Over Procedures & Content
The Agricultural part of an omnibus regulation has been reached in Estonia. Omnibus regulation adjusts financing for the EU budget in agriculture and other areas. […]
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IPES Food – 5 Practical Solutions For a Sick Food System
In its new report, IPES Food Present Five Practical Solutions For a Sick Food System. How we think about it; who’s involved; how it functions and the role of both alternative food provisioning and science all play a part in fixing a broken food system. […]
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CAP Clashes as Communication Approaches
With the date for the CAP communication fast approaching, protagonists antagonise each other while the Commission indicates that it may – in actual fact – do little of substance. […]
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What are the Big Issues for Food, Farming & Rural Places?
There are some big and pressing topics in agri-food and for rural places. Some of these are ongoing – rural and farming depopulation, land access, agroecology, economic and ecological disparities in the Common Agricultural Policy – and others are new. So what’s new – and what’s worth covering in debate form? […]
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3rd European Rural Parliament in Venhorst, Netherlands
The Third European Rural Parliament will take place this year on October 18-21 in Venhorst in the Netherlands. So what is the European Rural Parliament? What are the topics and themes? And where is Venhorst anyway? […]
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Agroecology in Mexico | Building Alternatives for Food Systems & Trade
Finally defeating the TPP is a necessary first step. Building the alternatives through agroecology will be a vital element of a new approach. IATP’s Karen Hansen-Kuhn brings us some inspiration from farmer organisations in Mexico, from her 2016 visit. […]
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“Toward pesticidovigilance” Slams Lack of Global Pesticide Regulation
“(T)he effects of dosing whole landscapes with chemicals have been largely ignored by regulatory systems. This can and should be changed.” Top pesticide advisors criticise weakness of global pesticide regulation […]