Experts warn of low consumption of whole grain in the EU and say schools are key on 01/12/23
Whole grains must be integrated into diets early in life to create healthy habits and curb life-threatening diseases, say experts, who call for the inclusion of grains into the EU School Scheme and public procurement of food. While sugar and... How the war on terroir was won – Part 1 on 01/12/23
In just a decade, geographical Indications (GIs) have passed from being a largely European niche – a Eurobsession some say – to a globally recognised and appreciated form of intellectual property right, writes a former top Commission's trade negotiator. Agrifood Brief: AGRI’s got a blank space, baby on 01/12/23
It’s well known by now that most of Europe’s agricultural land is in the hands of greying farmers: more than half of farmland is managed by farmers over the age of 55, while only 6% of the total land area is managed by farmers under 35. ‘Ciao’ cows: Cattle excluded from EU’s industrial emissions cut plan on 30/11/23
Cattle farms have been excluded from new rules to cut harmful industrial emissions in a deal by the European Parliament and the EU Council that waters down the Commission’s environmental ambitions. Secrecy in international fisheries management: bad news for our oceans? [Promoted content] on 30/11/23
The problem with international fisheries governance is not simply a result of the obscurity of the Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs, for short) that oversee it, or even of the RFMOs' near-singular focus on industrial fishing, but that these organizations can’t even manage the fisheries properly. Schools key to tackling low consumption of whole grain in the EU, experts say on 30/11/23
Whole grains must be integrated into children’s diets early in life to create healthy lifelong habits and curb life-threatening diseases, according to experts, who called for the inclusion of grains into the EU School Scheme and public procurement of food. How renewable hydrogen can help decarbonise fertiliser production on 29/11/23
The EU is taking steps to boost the production and use of renewable hydrogen, a low-carbon alternative to natural gas, in the fertiliser sector and beyond, according to Christian Holzleitner, Head of Unit for Low Carbon Solutions at DG CLIMA. Spain’s new ‘old’ agriculture minister: What’s on the menu for Luis Planas on 28/11/23
Spain’s re-appointed minister for agriculture, Luis Planas, has promised to continue to prioritise the triangle of "youth and women, water and digitalisation”, signalling that, in his third term in office, he will stick to his established course. Does Europe want to industrialise agriculture? on 28/11/23
With the current proposal for overhauling the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), the EU executive pushes for more concentration on farming by treating agriculture as an industry, the three MEPs leading the file write. Agrifood Special CAPitals: Advisory Services on 24/11/23
Welcome to Euractiv's Special CAPitals edition of the Agrifood Brief, dedicated to education and training available to farmers across Europe:
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