Our weekly Twitter round up of great content from our kindred network: a Friday treat for your weekend reading pleasure. Enjoy what we’ve found for you on twitter.
Following a recent revision of the #AarhusRegulation, @EuropePAN is the first NGO to initiate anti- #pesticides legal actions in the EU. With the support of @SumOfUs, we will fix the disastrous implementation of EU laws by @EU_Health and EU countries
👉https://t.co/KIeztAEduX— PAN Europe (@EuropePAN) January 24, 2022
French agri minister manoeuvres review of pesticide residues onto EU agenda https://t.co/pkPZls8tuG
— EURACTIV Agri & Food (@eaAgriFood) January 25, 2022
The farming body has registered as a ‘non-commercial’ business on the newly updated EU Transparency Register, meaning it does not have to declare its lobbying spend.https://t.co/DoZcuXT0nO
— DeSmog (@DeSmog) January 25, 2022
📺🌱OUT NOW: #AQuietRevolution 🌱📺
Our new film explores the world of #urbanseedsaving and how #Londoners are rising to the challenges of #climatechange, #foodpoverty and #inequality by sowing, saving and sharing #seeds.
Watch it here: https://t.co/RFw0bdxrZY#SeedWeek
— SeedSovereigntyUkIreland (@SeedSov) January 26, 2022
#DYK that the value of the pigmeat🐖sector in the EU is close to 40 billion EUR and that there is a high concentration with 2% producers accounting for 75% pig fattening.
Further concentration of the sector would be contrary to the #EUFarm2Fork objectives. pic.twitter.com/H4fXRcYQdC— Janusz Wojciechowski (@jwojc) January 26, 2022
Latest update from Agroecology Now including:
-Apply for our autumn school
-Agroecology and Community Feminism
-Food sovereignty and spirituality
-Critiques of UNFood Summit & COP26
-Policy brief on funding & agroecology
-Podcast w/ Michel Pimberthttps://t.co/lQONLpQYsl— Agroecology Now (@AgroecologyNow) January 20, 2022
The decline in crop variety can result in a drop in diet diversity, which may be contributing to the alarming rise in hunger.https://t.co/2KGEK0tYze
— The Elephant (@theelephantinfo) January 26, 2022
Parce qu’en tant que parents, on veut savoir d’où vient la viande servie à nos enfants
Parce qu’en tant que consommateurs, on souhaite la transparence de l’origine de la viande servie dans les lieux de restauration
Nous agissons avec @JBLemoyne ⤵️ https://t.co/GqFd2XfaN3
— Julien Denormandie (@J_Denormandie) January 26, 2022
This morning we had the possibility to exchange with @EUAgri of the @EU_Commission on our #AE4EU project as well as the future partnership on #agroecology
We are looking forward to the next steps to foster the development of agroecology. pic.twitter.com/SQzLMSNflk
— Agroecology for Europe (@AE4EU_H2020) January 26, 2022
How are farmers expected to cover this.@McConalogue @MichealMartinTD A bit of a reality check folks. This exact load in 2021 cost €9360 on ACCOUNT. Today it cost €21560 PAYMENT UP FRONT . pic.twitter.com/vYytbx9UFB
— Francie Gorman (@francie_gorman) January 26, 2022