
Pavlos Georgiadis on Jung & Naiv
The young farmer, entrepreneur, and active supporter of better food and better farming interviewed on German political TV show […]
The young farmer, entrepreneur, and active supporter of better food and better farming interviewed on German political TV show […]
Why do we swap seeds? What do we gain from freely distributing varieties of vegetables and crops? […]
“Over the past fifty years, the food system has become increasingly globalised and has become heavily dependent on cheap raw materials, chemical inputs and mechanisation. The system favours large-scale intensive agriculture over small-scale farmers, international food corporations over local producers. In short, the global food system is broken – increasingly controlled by a handful of multinationals, small-scale farmers and local companies are driven out of business, both obesity and food poverty are rife, nature is being destroyed and citizens are increasingly footing the bill for one food crisis after another.” In addressing this, Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE) has created a new briefing and a video (below), demonstrating how people across Europe are re-organising their food supply chains – re-connecting producers and consumers and re-localising agriculture and food distribution in a sustainable way. This includes short supply chains, alternative food networks, local farming systems and direct sales. By loading the video, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock YouTube FOEE is encouraging agro-ecological food systems that work within ecological and equitable limits – to achieve food […]
For the first time, food security issues have been directly linked to climate change by the IPCC. So what are the problems and solutions? […]
Olivier De Schutter warned that current food systems must be redesigned. […]
The five types of gardener, and how knowing them could lead to more sustainable food production […]
Agro-ecological farming methods can help our soils. Special guest post for ARC2020.eu from Louise Payton, Soil Association. […]
Has the Irish state effectively abandoned organic farming? […]
The European Commission is in the middle of developing a new Organic Regulation. What’s the process, and what does the organic movement think? […]
Terre de Liens has just officially launched its foundation, a significant step to farmland sharing […]
With much of the reform completed, we find out what 2014 – 2020 will bring for organic farming […]
French Agricultural Minister announces plans and priorities for new agricultural production models […]
ARC2020 innovation brochure […]
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Leading agroecologist highlights links between economic, energy and ecological crises […]
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