Agriculture

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.

The IPES-Food co-chair discusses CAP reform, agroecology, and how only an overhaul of the food system will make it sustainable.

Many EU policy-makers see precision agriculture as the answer to the question of food sustainability, but agroecology offers a genuinely sustainable solution already at hand.

An interview with Green MEP Thomas Waitz on the EU’s post-2020 Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform, and on the way forward to a food system that works for consumers, farmers, and the planet.