03/28/2024 SOURCE: www.nbcnews.com
Why are angry farmers blocking highways from Paris to New Delhi?
Farmers in India and across Europe are protesting the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine, rising competition and climate change mitigation, among other issues.
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03/28/2024 SOURCE: geneticliteracyproject.org
German professor calls country's organic lobbyists 'dishonest' for hyping potential dangers of gene-edited crops
Up to €50 million has to be invested in an approval process for GM plants, and the smaller plant breeding companies are throwing in the towel, explained . The high admission hurdles are politically and socially desired. If these were reduced, smaller breeding companies would also have a chance.
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03/27/2024 SOURCE: www.bbc.com
US farms are making an urgent push into AI. It could help feed the world
American farmers are rapidly ploughing ahead with adopting artificial intelligence. The technology is as sophisticated as it is essential.
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03/26/2024 SOURCE: www.politico.eu
Farmers’ protest: Police use tear gas and water cannons to quell violent Brussels demo
Tractors block roads around the EU capital as “desperate” demonstrators set off firecrackers.
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03/26/2024 SOURCE: www.foodbusinessnews.net
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03/26/2024 SOURCE: www.eea.europa.eu
Agriculture and food system
The main function of the food system and its primary sector, agriculture, is to satisfy the basic human need for food, but sustainable food systems also maintain ecosystem health and contribute to social well-being. At the same time, the food system is one of Europe’s major systems of production and consumption, causing over one-fifth of all environmental and climate impacts.
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03/25/2024 SOURCE: apnews.com
'Winners and losers': The world of coffee is being reordered by EU laws to stop cutting of forests
New European Union rules aimed at protecting dwindling forests are reordering how the world gets its coffee.
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03/23/2024 SOURCE: www.aljazeera.com
Farmers’ protests in Europe and the deadend of neoliberalism
Scrapping environmental protections will not solve the agricultural crisis in Europe.
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02/23/2024 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com
Greek beekeepers take hives to parliament in protest
STORY: The bee farmers lit smokers and donned beekeeping suits as they piled the box hives in front of the assembly.On Tuesday (February 20) farmers from across Greece camped out overnight with their tractors in front of the building as part of weeks of protests.Like other farmers, beekeepers have been affected by flooding that has wiped out hives, and also face high production costs as well as competition from imports. Bee farmers said they want labelling on honey that is not pure Greek content, as well as tax-free fuel and subsidies.At least 8,000 farmers, beekeepers and livestock breeders took part in the protest on Tuesday, echoing grievances at similar demonstrations across Europe. The government has so far offered discounts on power bills and an extension of a tax rebate for agricultural diesel to the end of 2024. It has also said it is willing to discuss a more permanent tax rebate scheme, but that there is no chance of further concessions this year.
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02/21/2024 SOURCE: www.euronews.com
How an Australian beef farm won - and lost - its carbon neutral status
The farm has been a beacon of hope for the red meat industry, which is under pressure to show that sustainable farming is possible.
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