UK farm minister risks political own-goal over badger cull
Just how do badgers moved goalposts? […]
Just how do badgers moved goalposts? […]
After initial positive soundings, is France now getting scared of genuine CAP reform? […]
TTIP talks postponed, but is this just another opportunity for the corporate sector to lobby for longer? […]
UK government’s rural broadband investment programme slammed by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) […]
Romanian land markets are becoming more open for companies than individuals. What’s going on? […]
How accountable are institutions, and what can NGO’s do about it? […]
With milk quota due to end in 2015, how is Europe preparing? […]
Mixed feelings emerge, as the new Common Agricultural Policy waits for its final vote. […]
Parliament rubber stamps legislation bad for citizens, rural areas and the environment, but battle continues. […]
How was the reaction in Scotland to the recent CAP reform triloge and parliament vote? […]
Toxic pesticides residues in fruits and veggies in Greece: news of the systemic, the banned and even the illegal.
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The biotech industry has not had everything its way in the wake of the bitter personal attacks on the CRIIGEN scientists […]
Guest Post : With only 7% of Europe’s farmers under 35 years old, Pavlos Georgiadis asks some important questions about the future of farming in Europe […]
There is much to be campaigned for in the weeks ahead for CAP implementation at the regional/national level. This new toolkit explains what, why, and how. […]
A United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) report published on September 18th calls for radical changes in agriculture and food production. Farming in rich and poor nations alike should shift from monoculture towards greater varieties of crops, reduced use of fertilizers and other inputs, greater support for small-scale farmers, and more locally focused production and consumption of food, the report recommends. The UN Trade and Environment Report 2013 warns that continuing rural poverty, persistent hunger around the world, growing populations, and mounting environmental concerns must be treated as a collective crisis. It says that urgent and far-reaching action is needed before climate change begins to cause major disruptions to agriculture, especially in developing countries. More than 60 international experts contributed to the report’s analysis of the topic. The report cites a number of trends that collectively suggest a mounting crisis: • Food prices from 2011 to mid-2013 were almost 80 per cent higher than for the period 2003–2008; • Global fertilizer use has increased by eight times over the past 40 years, although global cereal […]
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