CAP

Can the success of Italian farmers forgoing decades of monoculture and chemical overuse be replicated on a broader scale in Europe?

As the failed recent push to reauthorise neonicotinoids in France shows, there is a risk that restricted substances could make a comeback.

Once the motor of European integration, the CAP now rewards productivity and punishes sustainable agriculture.

Recent protests across Europe and worldwide show growing frustration among farmers. A policy U-turn on trade could bring farmers back onside.

Amitav Ghosh on world events from the Pakistan floods to the war in Ukraine and the challenges ahead for progressives.

We spoke to Linda Gaasch and Claude Gruffat on why Europe needs a fairer and healthier model centred on the needs of farmers, consumers and the environment.

An agroecological Europe could be the answer to a food system that’s bad for our health and damaging to our environment.

LIFE projects in the Netherlands offer pointers on how public policy can redress the balance between farming and biodiversity.

A new investigation exposes how the CAP provides financial incentives for polluting farms to pursue harmful practices.