CAP simplification will get more and more complicated on 26/04/24
Last week the European Parliament gave its final nod to a package meant to make the Common Agricultural Policy rules easier to apply for farmers and national administrations. But it is not the end of the CAP ‘simplification’ debate. It is just the beginning. EU agriculture ministers push for raising ‘de minimis’ state aid for farmers on 26/04/24
A coalition of 15 EU countries is set to demand an increase of “de minimis” state aid for the agricultural sector, according to a note circulated among member states that will be discussed in a ministerial meeting on Monday (29 April). Cocoa growers face production shortage as EU anti-deforestation rules loom on 26/04/24
As cocoa prices surge to record highs and Central and West African growers grapple with the impact of climate change, the cocoa sector is rushing to adapt its production to the EU anti-deforestation regulation (EUDR), which will take effect from January 2025. Parliament endorses EU emergency team to combat the entry of crop-damaging pests on 25/04/24
On Wednesday (24 April), the European Parliament voted in favour of an amendment to the Plant Health Regulation, providing for the establishment of a European emergency team to prevent and contain the arrival of crop-damaging pests. Generational renewal, the EU’s unfinished business on 25/04/24
With farmers under the age of 40 accounting for only 11.9% of farm managers in the EU in 2020, the need to ensure generational renewal is becoming a key issue in the agricultural sector. Next-generation farming, sowing the seeds of data-driven agritech success [Advocacy Lab Content] on 24/04/24
From seeds to satellites, agriculture has come a very long way. Today's farms increasingly deploy drone technology, 5G mobility, and soil monitoring solutions from the deep tech sector. Next generation farming powered with AI product innovation [Advocacy Lab Content] on 24/04/24
Europe’s agri sector is under pressure. Farmers are taking heat for the climate crisis, trying to keep their heads above flood water, deal with extreme weather events, and keep pace with changes in consumer demand. AI may help. Parliament gives final nod to loosen green requirements for farmers on 24/04/24
The European Parliament gave its final green light on Wednesday (24 April) to changes to some environmental conditions for receiving payments under the bloc's subsidy scheme, which are expected to come into force by June, after member states’ approval. Parliament wants to ease seed marketing rules for conservation efforts on 24/04/24
The European Parliament adopted its position on Wednesday (24 April) on the overhaul of EU marketing legislation on seeds and other types of plant reproductive material (PRM), proposing to free seed exchanges between farmers and for conservation purposes of new bureaucratic requirements. Beet growers urge France to authorise pesticide already used in other European countries on 24/04/24
While France remains the last European country to have banned all neonicotinoids, the beet industry is urging France to authorise acetamiprid in order to put an end to the distortion of competition. The government could base its decision on a forthcoming EFSA opinion.
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