Parliament’s political groups go head-to-head on CAP reform
20 Oct Agriculture & Food

Parliament’s political groups go head-to-head on CAP reform

Tuesday will see the long-awaited plenary vote on the future of the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy. With food security, the fight against climate change and farming subsidies on the table, it’s set to be a parliamentary tug-of-war.
by Lorna Hutchinson
Recyclability: a game-changer for fully circular plastic packaging
15 Sep Agriculture & Food
Recyclability: a game-changer for fully circular plastic packaging
Biotechnology can be a useful instrument for Europe’s recovery
23 Oct Agriculture & Food
Biotechnology can be a useful instrument for Europe’s recovery
A burger by any other name
20 Oct Agriculture & Food
A burger by any other name
Make agriculture a key to reconcile with our planet Thought Leader
21 Oct Agriculture & Food
Make agriculture a key to reconcile with our planet
Working with scientists, the EU can lead a truly green transition and post-COVID recovery, writes 2020 World Food Prize Winner Rattan Lal.
How to feed 11 billion people? PM+
20 Oct Agriculture & Food
How to feed 11 billion people?
If the EU wants to fight global hunger, it needs to stop food elitism, writes the Consumer Choice Centre’s Fred Roeder.
Is the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy a silver bullet for sustainable agriculture?
19 Oct Agriculture & Food
Is the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy a silver bullet for sustainable agriculture?
New Strategy must balance the needs of food production with the environment if it is to succeed, argues Norbert Lins.
Battle lines being drawn ahead of a key vote by MEPs on future of EU farm policy
17 Oct Agriculture & Food
Battle lines being drawn ahead of a key vote by MEPs on future of EU farm policy
Ahead of Tuesday 20 October vote, the European Parliament’s political groups have been engaged in last minute discussions on their positions.
Are EU rules on live animal transportation not working?
05 Oct Agriculture & Food
Are EU rules on live animal transportation not working?
It’s time for a fresh look and a new approach, says Sirpa Pietikäinen.
Animal Transportation: Honouring our ethical code
05 Oct Agriculture & Food
Animal Transportation: Honouring our ethical code
With Parliament’s establishment of an inquiry committee to look into the protection of animals during transport, the EU now has the tools to investigate their suffering, writes Mohammed Chahim.
New European Parliament Animal Transport Committee to investigate whether EU has failed to properly implement welfare rules
25 Sep Agriculture & Food
New European Parliament Animal Transport Committee to investigate whether EU has failed to properly implement welfare rules
Inquiry Committee chair Tilly Metz says goal is to deliver better implementation and stricter controls between Member States.
Veganism: A compassion project
21 Sep Agriculture & Food
Veganism: A compassion project
Adopting a vegan lifestyle brings a slew of benefits, from reducing our carbon footprint to saving animals from needless suffering. Lorna Hutchinson talks to Francisco Guerreiro and Tilly Metz about the far-reaching consequences of what we eat.
Access to more and better data key to delivering high standards of animal welfare and sustainable food production Event Coverage
18 Sep Agriculture & Food
Access to more and better data key to delivering high standards of animal welfare and sustainable food production
A comprehensive, ‘One Health’ approach to animal husbandry recognises that animal, human and environmental health are interdependent, report Brian Johnson and Ana Gallego.
Sylwia Spurek: Putting the world to rights
14 Sep Agriculture & Food
Sylwia Spurek: Putting the world to rights
A staunch defender of human and animal rights, Sylwia Spurek is on a quest to safeguard the dignity of the voiceless and disenfranchised. She tells Lorna Hutchinson that when it comes to upholding rights there is no room for compromise.
Mycotoxin contamination: why we need to take product safety seriously PM+
11 Sep Agriculture & Food
Mycotoxin contamination: why we need to take product safety seriously
As crop protection tools come under fire across Europe, there are impactful changes we can make to EU safety assessment of agriculture chemicals, that guarantee safe and affordable food for all, writes Bill Wirtz.
The Perfect Plant Protein: Soy PM+
10 Sep Agriculture & Food
The Perfect Plant Protein: Soy
Herbalife’s Dr David Heber explains how adding soy to your diet can help you maintain a balanced diet and a healthier lifestyle.
Issue 520 | 7 September 2020
08 Sep Agriculture & Food
Issue 520 | 7 September 2020
Gracing the cover of our latest issue is Polish S&D deputy Sylwia Spurek. A staunch defender of human and animal rights, she is on a quest to safeguard the dignity of the voiceless and disenfranchised. She tells Lorna Hutchinson that when it comes to upholding rights there is no room for compromise.
A sea change in fisheries
29 Jul Agriculture & Food
A sea change in fisheries
The reform of the EU’s fisheries control system is one of the most important debates currently under discussion in the European Parliament, and the result will have a significant impact on the future of the sector, explains Clara Aguilera.
Global challenges require global solutions PM+
15 Jul Agriculture & Food
Global challenges require global solutions
Why today’s opening of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol to European brands and retailers matters.
Fisheries stakeholders on tenterhooks over Brexit deal
14 Jul Agriculture & Food
Fisheries stakeholders on tenterhooks over Brexit deal
Failure to agree mutual access to fishing waters post-Brexit could threaten the whole Common Fisheries Policy, putting Europe’s fishermen in peril, warns Grace O’Sullivan.
COVID-19: Towards a resilient agriculture model in Africa
14 Jul Agriculture & Food
COVID-19: Towards a resilient agriculture model in Africa
OCP Africa is helping African farmers cope during the COVID-19 crisis, explains Colin Mackay.
MEPs welcome decision to establish animal welfare committee in Parliament
30 Jun Agriculture & Food
MEPs welcome decision to establish animal welfare committee in Parliament
Animal welfare campaign groups say the establishment of a special committee is particularly timely as the trade in live animal transportation is increasing across Europe.
Affordable decarbonisation of rural businesses and industries PM+
26 Jun Agriculture & Food
Affordable decarbonisation of rural businesses and industries
As Europe plans for a green recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, we must make sure that rural areas are not left behind in the energy transition, write Małgosia Rybak and François Paquet.
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: adopting a culture of prevention in Europe PM+
26 Jun Agriculture & Food
Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan: adopting a culture of prevention in Europe
Good nutrition is a key factor in preventing cancer, however, more can be done to make healthier lifestyles easier to follow, writes Andrea Bertocco from Herbalife.
Food and drink sector can help EU become benchmark for biodiversity, says industry chief PM+
19 Jun Agriculture & Food
Food and drink sector can help EU become benchmark for biodiversity, says industry chief
New FoodDrinkEurope president Marco Settembri says he wants Europe’s food sector to be a “gold standard of biodiversity”.
In conversation with... Jacob Hansen In Conversation With…
18 Jun Agriculture & Food
In conversation with... Jacob Hansen
With half of global food production down to the use of mineral fertilizers, the sector plays a vital role in providing Europe with affordable and nutritious food. We clearly cannot survive without mineral fertilizers and so need to make sure this resource is used better, says Jacob Hansen, Director General of Fertilizers Europe.
Making dairy an integral part of the Green Recovery Thought Leader
17 Jun Agriculture & Food
Making dairy an integral part of the Green Recovery
Applying sustainability throughout the entire dairy value chain can help ensure Europe’s green transition, writes Arla Foods CEO Peder Tuborgh.
Does the Farm to Fork Strategy mean business as usual for EU food and farming?
08 Jun Agriculture & Food
Does the Farm to Fork Strategy mean business as usual for EU food and farming?
The European Commission’s recently-announced Farm to Fork Strategy is much needed but falls short in many ways, explains Stanka Becheva.