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Vested Interests Fight to Keep Control of Agriculture Reform

July 3, 2018 ARC

Greenpeace EU agriculture policy director Marco Contiero with this op-ed tells us that a little-known panel in the European Parliament will rule later this week on a procedural issue that could make or break the EU’s most expensive and arguably most environmentally destructive policy. The leaders of the Parliament’s different political groups will end a bitter row between MEPs over which committees should be given a meaningful role in CAP reform. […]

re:CAP | Subsidiarity – Savvy Decision-Making or Member State Carte Blanche?

June 28, 2018 Helene Schulze

The next CAP will likely give more power to Member States which may renationalise CAP. This raises questions about EU-level enforcement. Christian Rehmer (BUND, Friends of the Earth Germany), Aurélie Catallo (Pour Une Autre PAC), Ulrich Jaspers, AbL and Die Verbände-Plattform and Ariel Brunner and Harriet Bradley (BirdLife) share their ideas. […]

Future of CAP – is the Commission ambitious or backsliding?

June 8, 2018 ARC

Here we round up some recent perspectives on the Commission’s CAP proposal. This includes a summary of the 18 months of work that went into the document(s), concern over capping backsliding, a briefing on conditionality, which member states want to keep the cash as it was, and an Urgenci (CSA) and Birdlife perspective. […]

Stuart Miekle | Soil-Focused Farming Benefits Society

June 8, 2018 Stuart Meikle

Interested in reducing the GHG emissions from producing our food? Better nutrition and health and lower healthcare costs? Reducing the pollution from our food production systems? Then read what Stuart Miekle has to say about how a soil focused farming benefits these and other aspects of society. […]

#SoilMatters part 7 | Soil, Farming and Society: support mechanisms for the necessary transition

May 28, 2018 Stuart Meikle

Stuart Meikle focuses on three main areas: society, farming and transitioning – all to soil-focused farming. The transition section includes seven suggestions for new farm support mechanisms. These suggestions focus on both payments and practices. […]

#SoilMatters part 6 | What do we want of our soil? And how do we get it?

May 16, 2018 Roy Neilson

Roy Neilson and Blair McKenzie of the James Hutton Institute start with the consideration – what do we want from our soil? They move from here on a fascinating journey into the difference between soil texture and structure, into soil management, organic matter, and the impact of different practices on soil. […]

MFF Proposes CAP Cuts in EU Financial Planning

May 2, 2018 ARC

MFF | CAP may loose cash in the EU’s 2021-2027 plans for financial restructuring. And everybody is annoyed it seems, though for different reasons. Report and reactions from Copa, Farm Europe, Greenpeace, Birdlife, WWF. […]

French-German Alliance calls for CAP Reform Based on Principles of Sustainability, Solidarity and Justice

April 17, 2018 Helene Schulze

A number of NGOs, farmer and consumer organisations have issued a joint statement in French and German, calling for a fundamental CAP reform. Read our exclusive translation. […]

Institutionalising Agroecology in the “Cathedral of the Green Revolution”

April 12, 2018 Jordan Treakle

Jordan Treakle tells us about the 2nd UN FAO Agroecology Symposium, held in Rome April 3rd-5th. What vision for agroecology was presented? And how does this relate to policy matters, and realities on the ground? […]

From Asters to Allethrin: The New Frontier of Agricultural Biologicals

April 10, 2018 ARC

In light of the Baysanto merger recently approved, Ian Fitzpatrick investigates the new frontier of agricultural biologicals. […]

Macron’s “Discours de la méthode” on Future CAP

April 5, 2018 Samuel Féret

Samuel Féret gives us his analysis of the new European agricultural policy promoted by Emmanuel Macron. Despite France being the CAP’s leading recipient of financial support, at 12 billion a year on average, President Macron is willing to break taboos and change the narrative about France in the EU. […]

2nd UN FAO Agroecology Symposium Targets SDGs

April 2, 2018 ARC

The second UN FAO International Symposium on Agroecology – Agroecology: Scaling Up agroecology to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – begins Tuesday 3rd April. What’s happening? We’ve got all the livestream links, readings, videos and more… […]

Does the European Union Need More Milk?

March 8, 2018 Stuart Meikle

What are the implications – on the farm, in the region, the EU and globally – of the ever-increasing production milk production in the EU? Stuart Miekle explores. […]

22 Scientists say CAP Communication “fails to address main agricultural challenges”

February 19, 2018 Sebastian Lakner

Sebastian Lakner & Guy Pe’er question the effectiveness of the current CAP’s performance, as well as the lack of ambition in the CAP communication. Current direct payments and upcoming supposed flexibilities are considered in detail. […]

European Commission: Retreating from Science-Based Regulation?

February 4, 2018 IATP

In the USA, there has been a well-documented war on science, allowing product developers to determine the safety of their own new products in nanotechnology and genetic engineering. Recently, the EU has followed suit, despite the obvious implications and conflicts-of-interest.
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