Next ecological challenge: sustainable water management in the agro-industrial sector
Luis Planas defends the role of OFI & ELI and reveals strong investments to modernize and optimize the use of water in the agro-industrial sector The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
ALL-Ready – Boosting agroecology transition in the European Union
The scientific community agrees that the current agricultural systems are facing multiple environmental challenges. A transformative process A transformative process is crucial on different levels (scientific, economic, social, political), while…
Impact of cheese on carbon emissions revealed
A new study has revealed that dairy cheese is a major cause of carbon emissions. The life cycle evaluation used to determine environmental impacts, including indicators for climate impact and……
Regenerative agriculture: Opportunity, or threat to organic?
For decades, the term ‘regenerative agriculture’ existed largely in the margins of the sustainable food debate. But in the last few years it has been catapulted to the heart of…
Organics and climate change
COP 26 in Glasgow clearly showed that the world is not on track to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees. Nevertheless, natural disasters, people’s awareness and civil society pressure make…
OPTA Europe launches Manifesto for Organic Climate Action
Year by year the effects of climate change become more and more manifest to all of us: Melting Arctic areas, rising sea-levels, rising temperatures, extreme drought periods, extreme rainfall, wildfires,…
The Spanish wine sector joins the trend of sustainability with organic wines
El auge en la producción ecológica en España es ya una realidad si tenemos en cuenta que el 10% de la superficie agraria útil es ya ecológica. De hecho, en…
SA calls for retailers to act on Brazilian pesticide poisonings
Over 30,000 people have signed the Soil Association’s (SA) Stop Poison Poultry petition calling on retailers to tackle pesticide poisonings linked to the chicken being sold in supermarkets. The campaign…
Meat, Monopolies, Mega Farms: How the US Food System Fuels the Climate Crisis
From a beef-heavy diet to growing crops that don’t feed people – the biggest challenges facing the agriculture industry. Food and the climate crisis are locked in a tangled web…
Regenerative agriculture: opportunity or threat for the ecological?
Durante décadas, el término «agricultura regenerativa» existió en gran medida en los márgenes del debate sobre la alimentación sostenible. Pero en los últimos años se ha catapultado en el corazón…