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Patriotism, Food Sovereignty & Contemporary Ukraine

February 25, 2018 Natalia Mamonova

Over the last few years, Ukraine went through dramatic political, socio-economic and cultural changes. Dr. Natalia Mamonova investigates how the rising Ukrainian national identity and patriotic sentiments during the geopolitical conflict with Russia changed the ways in which Ukrainian smallholders see their household farming. The revealed transformation may lead to an emergence of a food sovereignty movement in Ukraine. […]

Feeding Ourselves 2018 | rural revilitisation through a cooperative approach to farming and food

February 20, 2018 Oliver Moore

An exciting happening in rural Ireland, which ARC2020 is very happy to be involved with, is on 26th and 27th May. This event focuses on – and celebrates – the may ways people can come together to make rural spaces better through food and farming. […]

Schrödinger’s Cat and the State of the Irish Organic Farming Scheme

February 9, 2018 Oliver Moore

What does quantum superposition have to do with the Irish Department of Agriculture’s attitude to the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS)? Find out in this article! […]

Milking the Farmer – from Ireland to Romania

February 8, 2018 Stuart Meikle

What are the viability and sustainability issues with milk in two parts of Europe quite far from each other – Ireland and Romania? Stuart Miekle has spent many years in both places, working with dairy farmers. Here he gives his perspective. […]

Part 3 | “Pour une autre PAC wants” another deal between farmers and society

January 29, 2018 Aurélie Catallo

What should CAP focus on – and how radical a change is needed in how the EU’s farming and food policy works? The platform Pour une autre PAC (For Another Common Agricultural Policy) is a French inter-association body created for a common reflection and action in view of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. […]

Part 2 | “Pour une autre PAC” on France’s CAP Position

January 25, 2018 Aurélie Catallo

The platform Pour une autre PAC (For Another Common Agricultural Policy) is a French inter-association body created for a common reflection and action on CAP reform. This article explains and critiques the French Agricultural Minister’s position on CAP. […]

Part 1 “Pour une autre PAC” – the French CAP Platform

January 17, 2018 Aurélie Catallo

The platform Pour une autre PAC (For Another Common Agricultural Policy) is a French inter-association body created for a common reflection and action regarding the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy. In this exclusive for ARC2020, platform coordinator Auréile Catallo introduces its history, its composition and its functioning. […]

Agroecology | A Tale of Two Continents

January 15, 2018 Carmen Schwartz

Agroecology is commonly understood as a science, a movement, and a practice, jointly transforming agroecosystems to less fossil fuel dependent, more autonomous and more resilient farming systems. Agroecologic practices and research have evolved and are being applied around the globe. What unites these movements, what separates them? How is it different in Europe compared to Latin America? Is there a universal approach to agroecology? […]

Meet Olga Alcaraz | Gender Equality in Mexican Agroecology

January 10, 2018 Karen Hansen-Kuhn

Agroecology is about more than just affordable, ecological techniques – meet Olga Alcaraz, one of the women leading the movement forward. […]

UK | The Yorkshire Dales – How Changing CAP legislation Impacts People and Place

January 7, 2018 ARC

The Yorkshire Dales is an upland area of Yorkshire, Northern England. Agriculture has been an integral part of the area’s culture and economy for thousands of years. A hill farm agricultural system is upheld here, with sheep as the primary livestock, although many have diversified into mixed beef systems, and dairy operations in the lower valleys. How has CAP – and its changes over time – impacted on this place and its people? […]

Meet Paul-Gildas Dréno : stress-free organic dairy farmer

September 11, 2017 Oliver Moore

Farms have to be viable economically to survive and indeed thrive. Nevertheless, as the years pass, it’s worth thinking about how the farming life is lived. Stress, workload, debt – how do these impact on wellbeing? […]

#AfterCAP | What Does The Public Pay For?

December 11, 2016 ARC

Tom Lancaster, Senior Agriculture Policy Officer at the UK’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) assesses the uncertain terrain of the UK, farm subsidies and public goods post Brexit. In doing so, some interesting considerations emerge for the EU too. […]