Ethiopia’s ‘false banana’: the answer to future food scarcity?
A relative of the banana plant, endemic to Ethiopia, could hold the answer to future climate change-induced hunger. The enset – a banana-like plant which around 20 million Ethiopians rely…
To Make the UK’s Food Supply More Sustainable, Lidl Helps Farmers Go Eco
In an effort to make the UK’s food supply more sustainable, leading supermarket chain Lidl says it’s working with produce suppliers to achieve eco-certification by the end of 2023. Lidl,…
New world record for use of pesticides: a call for action for EU Commission and member-states
The aim of the EU Commission Farm to Fork strategy to reduce pesticide use with 50% in 2030 seems far, far out of sight. The just published “Pestizidatlas 2022” report…
Las CC.AA. abonaron más de 4.000 M€ de ayudas directas de la PAC 2021 hasta final de año
El Ministerio de Agricultura, a través del Fondo Español de Garantía Agraria (FEGA), coordinó el pago por parte de las Comunidades Autónomas de más de 4.009 millones de euros de…
Spain Urged to Reduce Meat Consumption to Fight Climate Change
Spain’s consumer affairs minister Alberto Garzón is once again urging the country to reduce its consumption of meat, especially beef, to help curb climate change and save the country’s tourism…
The eco-friendly masks with Type 2 PPE status
SP Science has announced completion of CE Registration for its Silver Life Face Mask, making it fully validated as Type 2 reusable PPE, appropriate for use in hospitals and care homes.…
Oxford Farming Conference confirms Dame Ellen MacArthur as speaker
Dame Ellen MacArthur has been confirmed as a speaker at the next Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), due to be held on 7 January. In a special session titled Navigating to…
OPTA Europe launches Manifesto for Organic Climate Action
The General Assembly of OPTA Europe has recently adopted the Manifesto for Organic Climate Action. An important signal from the organic processing and trade industry to speed up the transition…
Ley de la Cadena: FIAB pide contemplar que los productos frescos puedan aumentar el plazo de pago hasta los 6o días
La Federación Española de Industrias de Alimentación y Bebidas (FIAB), con el apoyo del Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (MAPA), ha celebrado un desayuno institucional centrado en la reforma…
El MAPA publica la versión inicial del PE-PAC 2023-27 de España para información publica
Tal y como se había anunciado, el Ministerio de Agricultura ha publicado este martes 30 de noviembre la versión inicial del Plan Estratégico de la PAC (PE-PAC) 2023-2027 de España…