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European Farmers are Angry: Addressing Root Causes Would Overcome Polarisation

February 21, 2024 ARC

On Wednesday February 1, Tomaso Ferrando stood side-by-side with the farmers who had taken over Place Luxembourg and the streets adjacent to the European Parliament in Brussels. On my way, long lines of tractors with Belgian, French and Dutch plates could be seen almost a kilometre away from the square. As he drew closer to the scene, the sound of their horns and the smell of burned tires saturated my ears and nose. Here he outlines his thoughts on the farmers’ protests and what they mean. […]

Brussels Round up – Mirror Clauses, Mixed Messages & Farm to Facts

February 15, 2024 Natasha Foote

Farmers’ protests continue unabated across the bloc on the back of growing calls for the resignation of the EU’s Agriculture Commissioner. Meanwhile, a new report paints a stark picture of the failures of the Farm to Fork strategy, and Belgium has weighed in on the thorny issue of reciprocal standards in the Mercosur trade deal. Natasha Foote brings you up to speed in the latest goings on in the EU agrifood sector. […]

Rapport annuel 2023 du projet « Rural Resilience »

February 7, 2024 Marie-Lise Breure-Montagne

Entamé fin 2020, le projet « Rural Resilience » se trouve désormais à mi-chemin de sa deuxième phase. Le rapport du projet pour l’année 2023 est disponible à télécharger dès aujourd’hui. Nous vous invitons à découvrir son édito. Rédaction : Marie-Lise Breure-Montagne. […]

Pesticides, Food Systems, GM-nOs, GHGs… what to watch in Brussels and Strasbourg this week

February 6, 2024 Natasha Foote

EU plans to slash the use and risk of pesticides have fallen on the back of farmers’ protests, which have dominated both headlines and the political agenda in recent days. Meanwhile there are plenty of other discussions cooking in Brussels which could have far reaching consequences for the future direction of the sector. Natasha Foote brings you a run down of the latest from Strasbourg and what you should watch this week. […]

Commission to scrap EU pesticide reduction plan amid presSURe from farmers

February 6, 2024 Natasha Foote

Commission President Ursula von der Leyen plans to bury the EU’s plans to slash the use and risk of pesticides by half by 2030 once and for all, proposing to withdraw the sustainable use of pesticides regulation (SUR) from the table with hopes to start afresh under the next mandate. […]

What has Driven EU Farmers to the Brink and to the Streets?

February 4, 2024 Natasha Foote

If there’s one thing that’s clear from the past few weeks, it’s that many EU farmers are reaching breaking point. But what exactly has driven them to the brink and to the streets – and how has Brussels responded? Natasha Foote breaks down what you need to know on the farmers’ protests. […]

Farm to Forms – the Epicness of Trying to Establish and Run a Farm in France

February 3, 2024 Marie Halicki

As protests by French farmers continue, we look deeper into the reasons for their frustration. Marie Halicki, a soon-to-be freshly installed farmer in the French Alps, shares her experience wading through the quagmire just to become a farmer. This is translated from French. […]

Blame the System, Not the Farmers

February 1, 2024 Natalia Mamonova

These ongoing farmer protests in Europe indicate that there is something fundamentally wrong with the European agricultural system. However, many journalists and politicians do not see the wood for the trees and link the protests to a specific policy or event. In this opinion piece, Natalia Mamonova discusses the farmer protests as indicators of the systemic crisis of the neoliberal agricultural model that has failed farmers and the planet. […]

British Agriculture – Is the Era of Subsidies Over?

January 31, 2024 Marianne Landzettel

Many British farmers are in a bad place. While there is some overlap with the struggles of farmers in the EU, for farmers in England, the move from farm income support via basic payments to a system based on ‘public money for public goods’ creates a unique challenge. […]

‘Established democratic parties ignored problems of farmers for far too long’

January 31, 2024 Hannes Lorenzen

The anger of Europe’s farmers is largely justified, but it is heading for dangerous territory. A transition to agroecology is urgently needed in the interests of all farmers. Op-ed by ARC2020 President Hannes Lorenzen, originally published in Le Monde. […]

« Les partis démocratiques ont trop longtemps ignoré les problèmes des agriculteurs »

January 31, 2024 Hannes Lorenzen

De nombreux agriculteurs européens sont furieux. La colère n’est pas nouvelle, mais le tonneau a débordé. Tribune de Hannes Lorenzen, président de l’association ARC 2020, publiée dans Le Monde le 28 janvier 2024. […]

Echoes of Discontent: Understanding the European Farmers’ Protests

January 29, 2024 Jeroen Candel

In this op-ed, Dr. Jeroen Candel of Wageningen University assesses the varying, sometimes contradictory pressures which have led to the current wave of farmers’ protests. In a context of short-term concessions and political expediency, of populism and polarities, he nevertheless sees new opportunities for farming in an ecological transition. […]

Steering the ARC through 2024’s Rough Waters

January 15, 2024 Hannes Lorenzen

In the wise words of American writer William Arthur Ward, a pessimist complains about the wind; an optimist expects it to change; a realist adjusts the sails – and ARC2024 plans to stay on course with compassion for people and nature in this new year. What might the coming year bring? It looks like rough waters lie ahead, which means reefing sails and riding high into the wind – but, of course, there will also be sunnier patches to enjoy along the way. ARC’s Hannes Lorenzen sets out what he sees in store for 2024. […]

2023 – A Brief Review Before the Break

December 22, 2023 ARC

Below is the editorial from our latest newsletter, released Thursday 21st December. Hello dear readers, As this year comes to a close, it’s hard to know what to think about life, the universe and everything. One thing is for sure, ‘the end of history’ – that didn’t materialise. […]

Who will Deliver the Science and Research for a Sustainable Food System?

December 20, 2023 William Burns

Who will deliver the science and research we need to support a sustainable food system? Currently, across Europe, we see that relevant R&D&E is done by an underfunded patchwork of institutions and definitely at an inadequate scale given the challenge. […]