Farming
Recent protests across Europe and worldwide show growing frustration among farmers. Could farmers be brought back onside with a CAP U-turn on trade?
Read moreHumanism has elevated humanity above its natural condition, but our relationship to animals remains in a state of war.
Read moreSelf-managed peasant collectives promise a more fulfilling way of organising living and work rhythms. But rural life is not without constraints.
Read moreThe EU Parliament blocked legislation to reduce pesticide use in agriculture. Behind alleged concerns over food safety lie the interests of the agrochemical industry.
Read moreEurope’s biggest farming lobby, together with the EPP, opposes any policy inimical to the interests of large landowners.
Read moreSome claim that higher agricultural productivity is necessary to protect biodiversity. But such an approach can be counterproductive.
Read moreBy increasing the carbon in soil, farmers could play a key role in offsetting emissions on a massive scale, making agriculture key to solving climate change.
Read moreAn anti-speciesist vision calls for a radical rethinking of our relationship to animals and an end to the idea of “responsible” livestock farming.
Read moreThe moment is now to redefine our food systems around principles of sustainability and justice.
Read moreLIFE projects in the Netherlands offer pointers on how public policy can redress the balance between farming and biodiversity.
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