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Forget plant-based meat, air-based meat is coming soon

Air Protein has based its creation on Nasa's attempts to develop food for long space missions.

Living

How to eat with the seasons: A complete guide

Should we be eating fruits and vegetables in season to reduce our carbon footprint and improve our health?

My Europe Series

Pesticides: a threat to public health? France's toxic debate

France plans to introduce buffer zones between crops fields and residential areas, to comply with EU rules. The debate has become toxic in many parts of the country, where tensions run high between residents worried about their health, and farmers concerned about their future.

Europe News

Where's the money? Farming subsidy exposure creates stir in EP

An article in the New York Times has sparked a stir for the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture. According to the report, the European Union's agricultural subsidies are not reaching their intended destination, but rather populist politicians and their business circles.

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Smart Regions

Are edible flowers a solution for the struggling floriculture sector?

In partnership with the European Commission

The ANTEA project studies 40 edible flowers in an initiative financed by the EU Cohesion Policy

Europe News

The Brief: CAP controversy

The European Commission had to defend itself and its CAP policies from criticism after the New York Times gave details about how oligarchs in Central Europe use EU funds for their circles.

Germany

Decline of insects in Germany is 'frightening', scientists warn

Insect biomass in the forest the scientists studied decreased by approximately 40% since 2008 and the situation is "even more alarming" in grasslands where it has decreased to only one-third of its former level.

World News

Euroviews. The EU should help spirits tourism and rural communities thrive ǀ View

Not only do small distillers generate local jobs and revenue, they are increasingly a huge draw for tourists looking to experience the unique craft and heritage of Europe’s spirit sector.

Netherlands

Watch: Tractor convoy heads to The Hague as Dutch farmers protest

Farmers say they are unfairly blamed for high nitrogen emissions and are demanding an "independent party" measures farms' emissions.

Living

Can a chocolate bar end poverty? The story of radical equality

'The Other Bar proves a combination of technology and consumer choice can tackle poverty.'

Next Series

What is it about chicory roots that has scientists in spin?

In partnership with The European Commission

5,000 years ago, ancient Egyptians cultivated the chicory plants which are not only beautiful but health boosting. And even today, the plant’s healing qualities are still revealing themselves.

France

Why the EU growing its own soybeans could prevent fires in Amazon

Every year, 33 million tonnes of soybeans are imported into the Old Continent, mostly from Brazil and the United States.

Next Series

How technology is influencing the future of food and housing?

In partnership with The European Commission

Increasing agricultural production, living in more environmentally friendly buildings and on a more human scale are the goals of various technology projects in Serbia and Slovenia.

Europe News

The Brief: Commission hearings - score card

Could do better: two commission candidates failed to impress MEPs - the Home Affairs nominee and the Pole tipped to lead Agriculture policy, They will face further questions. And we profile the Belgian candidate for the justice portfolio - whose political pedigree puts him in good stead.

Netherlands

Dutch farmers demanding respect cause 'busiest rush hour ever'

Dutch farmers taking part in a protest that involves driving their tractors to The Hague resulted in the "busiest rush hour ever" in the Netherlands.

United Kingdom

Watch: Meet the British furniture farmers fighting deforestation

Guiding the shoots and grafting branches allows the chair to grow fully formed and is a sustainable alternative to the carbon-heavy process of cutting down trees to make furniture.

Angola

Angola reaps the harvest as international investors move in

In partnership with aipex

The France-based Castel Group has started growing corn in Angola’s fertile Malanje Province, in one example of how international companies are helping Angola diversify its economy.

Europe News

The Brief: Climate Change threatens the future of crops

With the production of major crops expected to be down by 50% in the next 30 years due to climate change, lawmakers and environmental activists are searching for ways to protect the future of agriculture.

World

EU warns climate change could wipe out crop production in Europe

Crop and livestock production is projected to decrease and may even have to be abandoned in parts of Europe’s southern and Mediterranean regions due to the negative impacts of climate change, according to officials.

Europe News

Dairy farmers call for a fair price for milk

This demonstration is to mark the 10 year anniversary of a protest which saw Belgian dairy farmers spray 3 million litres of milk over the very same field they're in now. Farmers want to see quotas set to boost prices.