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National Trust consults virtual farmers on real farming decisions
Leading UK charity educates town dwellers on farm management […]
Leading UK charity educates town dwellers on farm management […]
Local action groups travel to the ARC secretariat […]
ARC speaks to UK ministry […]
The release of the legislative proposals for CAP reform from the EU Commission on October 12th 2011 sparked reactions from a wide range of organisations. Read some below: ARC: Citizens speak out! The status quo is not an option ARC official reaction (published April 2012) APRODEV: Commentary on the Legislative Proposal on CAP Reform – December 2011 BirdLife International: CAP disappoints on green hopes CEJA The European Council of Young Farmers: CEJA weclcomes measures for young farmers in the proposed CAP but calls for improvement and endorsement CONCORD: The CAP proposals fail on development obligations Copa-Cogeca in English, French, German and Spanish EEB: EU risks failing to keep promise of green CAP reform European Coordination Via Campesina in English, French and Spanish European Coordination Via Campesina – Position regarding the legislative proposals of the Commission European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism: EFNCP comments on EC’s proposed CAP regulations European Landowners Organisation: ELO evaluation of the legislative proposals for CAP reform – Direct Payments, January 2012 European Public Health and Agriculture Consortium (EPHAC): CAP towards 2020 […]
New report from War on Want […]
Welsh Government debate on CAP reform proposals […]
Two new posts from the UK […]
New report from the Westminster Food and Nutrition Forum (Part 2) […]
Climate change & agriculture […]
INSTITUTIONS: Council Presidency (Coveney) – Press Release on the Results of Ag Ministers Meeting 26/06/2013 Irish Presidency – Historic day for the Common Agricultural Policy EU Parliament: – EU farm policy after 2014: MEPs, Council and Commission strike a political deal European Parliament, Commission & Council – Video of Press Conference (Original with subtitles) EU Commission – Political agreement on new direction for common agricultural policy EU Commission – CAP Reform: an explanation of the main elements NGOS: ARC2020 – CAP deal weak but options worth fighting Friends of the Earth – CAP reform: failure for environment and small farmers IFOAM EU – CAP deal lacks strong and credible steps towards sustainability Slow Food – CAP Not Good Enough EEB – Green CAP Reform in Tatters WWF – Environment in danger because of EU agriculture deal OTHERS: CAP2020 – Political Agreement on the CAP – is this really a paradigm shift for the environment? Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) – Environment undermined in CAP deal COPA COGECA – Uncertainty ends but devil in the […]
Filthy Business is Compassion in World Farming’s focus during the CAP reform debate […]
New reports from France and the UK […]
Dear friends of a sustainable CAP reform and a rural renaissance in EuropeWelcome to the new ARC Newsflash! As decision making and debate on the CAP reform is now shifting to the national level, it is vital that we keep up to date with what ministers and Members of the European Parliament are saying – in Brussels and at home. From now on, our newsletter will be delivered once a month, and contain an overview of developments in Brussels, mini-reports on key meetings, details of forthcoming events, both public and policy-related, and a special feature from the ARC network. Your feedback is welcome to make it as useful as possible for all of you. We are also keen to hear your comments on the new arc2020.eu website launched today!!! You can enter them directly in the open forum (a new space where we will initiate discussions around the CAP reform – your suggestions welcome!) or send them directly to the new ARC Communications team. In my new role as website editor, I now have the […]
Link to a new blog on the ARC site […]
INTERACTIVE MATERIAL Milch Macht Mensch – European Milk Board Meine Wahl – Meine Landwirtschaft CAP IT! (game) – Groupe de Bruges E-Learning Course on the Common Agricultural Policy – Groupe de Bruges WRITTEN GUIDES Guide to the Common Agricultural Policy – Group PAC 2013 References for the Fact sheets on the CAP – European Environmental Bureau (EEB) Steckbrief: Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EU ab 2014 (in German) – DNR, EU-Koordination VIDEOS and FILMS Pig Business Raising Resistance Seeds of Freedom Why we need a green reform of the CAP now – European Environmental Bureau (EEB) STOLEN LAND STOLEN FUTURE – Inspired by an APRODEV report on landgrabbing in Cambodia The missing option…Food Sovereignty – Food Sov CAP Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world? – Food MythBusters
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