Shall we be concerned by the decline of organic farmers? Are young people interested by this ungrateful work? In that regard, how can Germany inspire us? And how can the situation be improved by a School of Farming? We asked these and other questions to organic farmer and lecturer Ji?í Pracha?.
MEPs give final go to reforms of the Common Agricultural Policy
The European Parliament greenlighted the reforms for a new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on its plenary voting session in Strasbourg. A majority of MEPs voted in support of the legislative texts on the new policy agreed in June 2021 . The CAP is one of Europe’s oldest policies, spending 270 billion euros from the EU’s budget …
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Heated autumn for European food and farming policies’ reforms
October was accompanied by many interesting and heated discussions about the future of European farming in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg. While European agricultural ministers debated their plans for the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in Luxembourg on the 11th & 12th (Agriculture and Fisheries Council), the European Parliament voted on it’s own initiative …
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New Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): Bringing the Dialogue
In June 2021, after a three years long reform process, the European Parliament, the Council of the EU (national agricultural ministers) and the European Commission agreed on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) post 2023.
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Farming policy reform leaves citizens hungry for change
Blog by Stanka Becheva, Friends of the Earth Europe’s food and farming campaigner High stakes for European farming A fresh CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is served – after three years of discussions between the European Commission, the European Parliament and agricultural ministers of the 27 EU member states. Unfortunately the dish tastes rather stale. The …
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Report on digital farming: From data giants to farmer power
Plans for reforming food and farming policies, in particular the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), feature digitalisation as a universal solution for more environmentally and pollinator-friendly farming. This new report warns however that digital farming, instead of benefiting the climate and environment, could further tighten the stranglehold of corporations on our food. The report shows that corporation-led digital farming …
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