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India's military parade interrupted by protesting farmers

Authorities had agreed to allow tens of thousands of farmers to stage a tractor rally as long as they waited for the military parade to end.

Conscious Travel

Why are agricultural escapes so popular among urban dwellers?

COVID-19 has left urbanites weary and craving connection with the earth. 'Cultivications' are the next big thing.

Conscious Travel

Four wholesome ‘live off the land’ retreats to try around the world

'Cultivacations' where you can blend agriculture with luxury stays is set to be the next big travel trend.

Living

The future of wine: What can Israel’s desert vineyards teach Europe?

Overcoming harsh growing conditions, desert winemakers have some lessons for Europe's warming wineries.

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France

At least 200,000 ducks culled in France amid bird flu outbreak

Producers of foie gras in France are calling for state compensation as hundreds of thousands of ducks are culled to contain an outbreak of bird flu.

Greece

Greek olive harvest hit as pandemic leads to labour shortage

Olive producers in Greece say the harvest will fall by up to a fifth this year because the pandemic is preventing the arrival of seasonal workers

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Angry farmers in India protest over controversial new laws

They say the laws, which were approved by parliament in September, could cause the government to stop buying grain at guaranteed prices and result in exploitation by corporations that would buy crops at cheap prices.

Denmark

Danish agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull mink

Denmark's agriculture minister resigns over illegal order to cull mink, as pressure grows on prime minister Mette Frederiksen.

Living

To reach Paris Agreement targets, global food production ‘must change’

If we want to reach global warming targets we have to change how we eat, a new study has found.

Travel News

These Cuban bartenders have been making cocktails from native plants

The pair grew plants in pots and flowerbeds in their homes to use in their cocktails, because of a lack of syrups and liquor in the Caribbean island. Now they cultivated the species they need on a farm outside of Havana.

Green News

The world's largest insect farm is being built in France

It will raise hundreds of millions of insects to be used as a protein source.

Business Series

Exploring Valencia's abundant and special fruits and vegetables

In partnership with ICEX

In Valencia on Spain's Mediterranean coast, Here We Grow explores a garden with 400 varieties of citrus fruits and also the persimmon harvest. We discover the bountiful universe of Spain’s abundant and delicious fruits and vegetables.

Spain

The Greendomo Project - bringing local, sustainable agriculture

The Greendomo project offers local, substainable agricultural productionb using vastly less space and water reserves than traditional farming. Euronews visits Spain to look at the project in action.

World News

EU ministers agree on 'starting point' on common agricultural policy

Critics have said that the policy does not go far enough to promote environmental changes in agriculture.

Business Series

Back to nature with organic wine production in Spain

In partnership with ICEX

Spain has the highest number of organic wineries in Europe. In this edition of Here We Grow, we meet some of the producers of the finest wines, enhanced in their excellence by returning to the natural and ancient rhythms of wine production.

Experiences

Spain’s 11 - The iconic delicacies that make Spanish cuisine so special

In partnership with ICEX

Spain is a paradise for food lovers and there are 11 iconic ingredients that embody the essence of Spanish gastronomy, fine products with a high level of flavour, excellence and quality that appeal to all the senses.

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On a mission to save our soils - the EU's plan to rebuild the land

In partnership with The European Commission

Rebuilding the degraded soils of Europe is one of the EU's missions within the new Horizon Europe framework, about to be launched. Euronews' Claudio Rosmino for Futuris investigates how new practices are rolling back years of ecological damage.

Green News

Honeybees can be trained like sniffer dogs to help boost crops

Researchers have found bees can be conditioned to pollinate specific plants through scent-based memory techniques.

Sci-Tech

Smart farming: a revolution for traditional olive production on Crete

In partnership with Huawei

Olive farming is a crucial part of Crete's economy, but 85% of the Greek island's freshwater is used up by agriculture. Smart farming technology is set to greatly reduce that amount - and revolutionise olive production in the process.

Green News

The innovative new project saving Zimbabwe’s bees from extinction

Bees have been struggling to survive in Zimbabwe - but this radical sanctuary programme could be the answer.