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Ukrainian farmers export their harvest via Romania

Neighbouring countries are updating their port infrastructure to help with international exports, while Ukrainian farmers call the bomb squad to defuse undetonated explosives.

My Europe Series

How war is hitting Ukraine's farmers and menacing world food supplies

Nearly 25 million tonnes of grains are stuck in Ukraine and unable to leave the country.

Eco-Innovation

Could human urine replace chemical fertilisers?

French researchers and NGOs have been experimenting with human urine-based fertilisers and the result have been promising.

Green News

Cow face masks could help cut methane emissions from burps

The innovative design has won a nearly €60,000 prize backed by Prince Charles to help develop the idea in the future.

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Green News

Frankenchickens: How supermarkets ‘profit off nightmarish cruelty'

"It's story about animal cruelty, essentially, on an industrial scale."

Conscious Travel

Self-sufficient hideaways: From private islands to Italian farms

Would you go on a 'cultivacation'? Turns out it's the next big travel trend...

Culture Series

Natural born winemakers: Brothers transform their family vineyard

Wines made with 'minimal intervention' have taken the viticultural world by storm in recent years. Here's how it's done in Germany.

Culture news

'Kulning': The art behind the ancient Scandinavian cow herding call

Kulning is a vocal technique which developed in central Sweden in the Middle Ages, used to call cattle back to small seasonal farms. Today, it's become an art form in its own right.

Food and Drink

How do winegrowers deal with freezing temperatures in spring?

French vintners are always looking for new ways to thaw their grapevines to save them from a late frost following a winter warm spell, a temperature swing that is threatening fruit crops in multiple countries.

Green News

Cucumber crisis: Surging energy prices leave British greenhouses empty

"There's definitely going to be a lack of British produce in the supermarkets."

Green News

Germany could replace Russian gas with energy produced from waste

So that food security isn't undermined in Germany, the energy industry wants to focus on waste from agricultural production to make biogas.

Green News

Ukraine: Farmers vow to keep people fed despite war raging around them

Shortages of vital supplies and blocked exports are forcing farmers to make tough decisions in Ukraine.

Green News

Soaring costs for farmers could threaten food security in Europe

The war in Ukraine has sparked concerns from farmers as the cost of producing food continues to rise.

Green News

Ukraine war could delay EU sustainable farming plans

400 experts said the EU should be encouraging plant-based diets as a way to avoid food shortages.

Greece

Hit by high costs, Greek farmers stage tractor protest

Farming associations say they have been left behind by the government's financial support package.

Green News

These foods could soon be in short supply due to the war in Ukraine

The food supply for much of the world relies on the fertile farmlands of the 'breadbasket of Europe'.

Culture Series

'It's not a job, it's a disease': meet Italy's rebel cheesemaker

Just 10 producers continue to make the 'Storico Ribelle' cheese in this traditional way.

Eco-Innovation

This underwater farm in Italy looks like something from a sci-fi film

The subsea greenhouse offers a unique solution to growing food in places where conventional agriculture isn't possible.

Culture news

'No-one will stop us': Ukrainian winemakers stand defiant

Wine growers in Ukraine had a massive setback in 2014 when their greatest wine region, Crimea, was annexed by Russia. They will not be deterred by war, they say.

Nature

Scientists slam ‘cruel’ plans for world’s first octopus farm in Spain

World's first octopus farm could see up to 1,000 octopuses in a single tank.