16/10/24
Why we celebrate feminism on Food Sovereignty Day
Agroecology and intersectional feminism can be powerful allies in the fight for justice. When these two vision …
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28/05/24
EU Parliament & Pesticides: who supported farmers, people and nature?
The high use of pesticides is a major problem in our current food system, causing harm to and failing farmers, …
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17/04/24
Digital farming and peasants’ struggle for autonomy
2024 started with a wave of massive protests from farmers across Europe, who grapple with low incomes, a lack …
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05/02/24
Why we joined farmers protests for fairer EU farming policies
By Clara Bourgin, food, farming and nature campaigner for Friends of the Earth Europe. This opinion piece firs …
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22/11/23
EU Parliament tears apart the ambition to reduce pesticides in Europe
Today, a majority of the European Parliament rejected the Commission proposal to reduce the use of pesticides …
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20/11/23
Campaigners light the way towards a pesticide-free EU
On Wednesday 22 November, MEPs will vote in plenary the EU Commission’s pesticide reduction regulation proposa …
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