Since the turn of the century ARC2020 has been part of the struggle to make European farming, food and rural policies fairer, more resilient and fit for the future. Are we going around in circles, or navigating in circles? Hannes Lorenzen shares some reflections for the year(s) ahead. […]
Wir Haben Es Satt (WHES2016) made the news in Ireland this year, via ARC2020’s Oliver Moore. Have a listen to what he said….. […]
Following terrorist attacks and retaliatory bombings, read Understanding the Nature of Peace. A joint article by Hannes Lorenzen (ARC2020) and Juliette Majot (IATP) which places these awful occurrences in a rural, farming and food context. […]
ARC2020 is launching a new project in France to build rural resilience from the ground up. It’s called “Nos Campagnes En Résilience”. The goal is to empower rural communities to realise their own fair and socio-ecological transitions, by connecting and supporting the many exciting initiatives that are emerging on the ground. Why France? And why now? Hannes Lorenzen explains. Covid is the latest in a series of crises This time last year we already faced multiple challenges: climate change, biodiversity loss, vulnerable and unsustainable food systems, concentration of land and resources in the hands of a few owners, and more. Now with Covid-19 our lives have changed fundamentally, in the rural regions of France and across Europe. Our cultural, social and political interactions have been restricted. We are concerned that rural regions – and especially rural people, who were already disadvantaged and marginalised – may be further left behind. Rural regions and economies have been undergoing profound changes for several decades now. The move from small scale to industrialised and intensive agriculture has in some […]
A report on the key ideas and outcomes from this civil society gathering held in Brussels 10-11th February […]
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