Common Agricultural Policy

Global developments shine a spotlight on Europe’s entrenched relationship with agricultural inputs.

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.

The challenges European farmers face are well known. Yet the mental health toll of this state of uncertainty has so far remained largely overlooked.

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

Orbán and the Hungarian elite are quietly stripping smallholders of their lands to strengthen their grip on power.

The moment is now to redefine our food systems around principles of sustainability and justice.

An agricultural specialist reports on the ground with the Belgian farmers adopting agroecology, the sustainable techniques that let nature do the work.

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