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Looking Towards a Common Sustainable Food Policy
Slow Food letter to the candidates of the 2014 European election […]
Slow Food letter to the candidates of the 2014 European election […]
Animal confinement and antibiotics are just two areas where a race to the bottom might work against organic standards on both sides of the Atlantic. […]
A kaleidoscopic gathering of the US food movement in Manhattan shows us what other sections of the food movement are saying and doing. […]
“Over the past fifty years, the food system has become increasingly globalised and has become heavily dependent on cheap raw materials, chemical inputs and mechanisation. The system favours large-scale intensive agriculture over small-scale farmers, international food corporations over local producers. In short, the global food system is broken – increasingly controlled by a handful of multinationals, small-scale farmers and local companies are driven out of business, both obesity and food poverty are rife, nature is being destroyed and citizens are increasingly footing the bill for one food crisis after another.” In addressing this, Friends of the Earth Europe (FOEE) has created a new briefing and a video (below), demonstrating how people across Europe are re-organising their food supply chains – re-connecting producers and consumers and re-localising agriculture and food distribution in a sustainable way. This includes short supply chains, alternative food networks, local farming systems and direct sales. By loading the video, you agree to YouTube’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock YouTube FOEE is encouraging agro-ecological food systems that work within ecological and equitable limits – to achieve food […]
For the first time, food security issues have been directly linked to climate change by the IPCC. So what are the problems and solutions? […]
The Regional Conference for Europe needs to be the event where small-scale family farmers start receiving recognition for their invaluable contribution. […]
Cutbacks are having an impact on food safety testing. Peter Crosskey investigates. […]
A conference on “Finding the right balance between hygiene rules, small scale production and quality”. […]
So what about the agri-food system are people fed up with? […]
Dominika Jarosz of the campaign Feed the 5000 explains her work helps fight the food waste scandal and why she will be joining in Berlin. […]
How do we really account for what are euphemistically called externalities in the food system? Read on… […]
With winter approaching fast, we’ve asked a farmer and a food writer to share some ideas and recipes for making the most of what’s growing this season. […]
Food campaigners accuse five international banks of raking off more than two billion pounds […]
Is the UK trying to restrain the Financial Conduct Authority and keep food speculation alike and kicking? […]
Guest Post : With only 7% of Europe’s farmers under 35 years old, Pavlos Georgiadis asks some important questions about the future of farming in Europe […]
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