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Slip Sliding Away: Where is all the Soil Going?
In this UN International Year of the Soil, let’s take a longer look at some of the myriad issues around soil […]
In this UN International Year of the Soil, let’s take a longer look at some of the myriad issues around soil […]
The end of milk quota was greeted with glee in Ireland: that’s changing as prices slump. […]
Saturday 18th April was the Global Day of Action for sharing information, raising public awareness and staging demonstrations against TTIP. Seven events were organized in Ireland and over 700 took place around the world, involving a diverse range of civic agencies, social and environmental NGOs and many other interested parties. In Ireland this included chefs, led by the non-profit chefs’ organization Euro-Toques Ireland. In the weeks leading up to it big names including Jamie Oliver and Darina Allen spoke out from the chefs’ corner, voicing their concerns for the future of food and agriculture in the European Union should the TTIP treaty be ratified. “The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement poses a serious threat to the well-regulated Irish and European food industry,” said Darina Allen in a statement from Slow Food Ireland last week. “Who will benefit from this agreement? It will certainly not be consumers, who will see food information further weakened over longer food supply chains, nor will it be the large majority of small-scale producers, serving local markets, who make […]
As EU Trade Commissioner Cecile Malmstrom visited Ireland last Friday, The Irish Farmers Association (IFA), Ireland’s largest farming organisation, has expressed serious concerns about the transatlantic trade and investment partnership, TTIP. The organisation made reference to newly published Copenhagen Economics report, commissioned by the Irish government, which identifies, in the words of IFA President Eddie Downey “very negative impacts for Ireland’s vital beef sector”. According to the IFA “following a meeting yesterday with the authors of the report, both Copenhagen Economics and officials from the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment accepted that TTIP presented very significant risks to both our beef and white meats sector.” Beef is the largest agri-food sector in Ireland, employing over 70,000. The Copenhagen Economics report was commissioned to assess the potential impacts of TTIP on Ireland. While positive on potential jobs growth, citing up to 10,000 new jobs for Ireland, it also predicts that the Irish beef sector will be badly hit by TTIP. The IFA’s new position paper on TTIP says “as a fundamental principle, EU negotiators must insist on equivalence of standards. […]
Increasing dairy herd also increases dairy GHG emissions, leading Irish NGO claims. […]
Ireland’s Rural Development plan has been adopted by EU Commission. So what’s in it? […]
ARC2020’s Oliver Moore was at Ireland’s STOP TTIP Day of Action. Here’s what he said. […]
Ireland’s Phil Hogan has certainly nailed his colours to the mast in how he has brought agriculture and environment together at home. […]
No real greening for the Emerald Isle as Ireland opts for everything but any significant environmental improvements. […]
There seems to be a do-very-little approach to EFAs as part of greening in Britain & Ireland. Peter Crosskey explains. […]
We’ve had the case made for less meat, for better meat, so what’s the case for no meat? […]
The “curious conundrum of the very schtum” explained. […]
The majority of farmers and the environment will loose out under current government and industry plans. […]
Here’s how to make organic farming and agroecology work better in your region or country […]
Find out what’s happening with CAP reform implementation in your country with our updated toolkit. […]
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