Agriculture

By 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.

An anti-speciesist vision calls for a radical rethinking of our relationship to animals and an end to the idea of “responsible” livestock farming.

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.

While the link between the climate crisis, Covid-19, and food systems is increasingly apparent, more remains to be done in policies and the agro-industry.

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

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

The EU may be reopening rules on genetically modified food with serious implications for small farmers, consumers and the climate.

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.

The most popular – and the most poisonous – insecticides are bringing us to the brink of a pollination crisis as EU legislation falls short.