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Europe Decoded

Talks on EU-Australia free trade deal have collapsed. This is why.

The free trade deal between the European Union and Australia, which has been in the making since 2018, will not happen any time soon after the latest attempt to wrap things up fell apart in dramatic fashion.

30/10/2023

Climate

Pumpkin crops decimated by extreme weather in the US

Will climate change make Halloween pumpkins a thing of the past? US farmers say there's 'no future' for their trade.

30/10/2023

Crossing Cultures

China's gift to the world: the perfect cup of tea

A co-production with CGTN

China was the first country to cultivate tea and remains the biggest grower of the Camellia sinensis shrub which most tea varieties are extracted from.

15/10/2023

Green News

The World Bank has had enough of billion euro fossil fuel subsidies

Fossil fuel and agricultural subsidies should be redirected to climate action, Ajay Banga suggested at the bank's annual meeting.

13/10/2023

Focus

AgriBusiness Forum: The DRC hopes to unlock its agricultural potential

In partnership with Ministère des Finances de la République Démocratique du Congo

At the AgriBusiness Forum in Kinshasa, government and economic players from the Democratic Republic of the Congo emphasised the urgent need to exploit the country's agricultural potential in order to meet the challenge of food insecurity.

12/10/2023

World News

Glyphosate: Europe divided by the world's most widely used pesticide

The European Commission is preparing to renew the authorisation of glyphosate for a further ten years, with a vote scheduled for 13 October in Brussels.

12/10/2023

Markets

France to take back wine-producing crown from Italy

Due to a drop in Italian wine production, France is set to become the world's leading producer for 2023.

10/10/2023

Business

Is the EU sacrificing animal welfare to tackle the cost of living?

Long-awaited EU animal welfare proposals are falling through without an official explanation. Some reports suspect that economic objectives are at play.

06/10/2023

Economy

The place where lime is escorted by the police

The price of the fruit rose more than 58% in the last year in Mexico.

03/10/2023

The Star Ingredient

Ethiopian entrepreneur revives teff farming for ancestral heritage

Teff is the star ingredient of Ethiopian cuisine, yet this grain is also a victim of biopiracy- the unethical exploitation of indigenous knowledge and biological resources. In this episode, we meet Yonas Alemu, a man who is committed to inverting this trend by modernizing teff production.

29/09/2023

The Road To Green

Changing the way we farm: Good for people and good for the planet

In partnership with The European Commission

How can we change our farming practices to restore nature, while being able to guarantee our food security? That's what we'll be looking at in this episode of Road to Green.

27/09/2023

Focus

Nations Must Unite To Feed The Starving Millions

In partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan

The city of Samarkand, in Uzbekistan, this year hosted the 4th International Conference on Food Security. In this edition of Focus, we’ll be talking to the organisers and to the experts in attendance to hear what we can do to feed the world.

19/09/2023

The Road To Green

Rethinking how we farm for ourselves and our planet

In partnership with The European Commission

Our current food systems may be highly efficient, but they are not sustainable. Here we meet Christian Huyghe, Scientifc Director Of Agriculture, Inrae, to hear his views on how we must change our farming systems.

19/09/2023

Italy

Italian cooperative aims to revive abandoned land seized from Camorra

Four years ago, the state handed over fields that had been confiscated from the Camorra clan of Casalesi to an Italian social cooperative. Now it's on a mission to restore life to the land.

19/09/2023

Eco-Innovation

Will floating farms keep the Dutch fed as sea levels rise?

The Netherlands is one of Europe's most innovative countries on tackling rising waters.

18/09/2023

Europe News

What were the top stories in Europe this week?

Apple and Microsoft were among the companies targeted by the European Commission.

08/09/2023

Green News

These banks have poured trillions of euros into fossil fuel expansion

Funding for polluting industries far outstrips support for climate change mitigation, a new report shows.

04/09/2023

Eco-Innovation

Hydroponics is a ‘godsend’ in this country with no natural rivers

With heatwaves destroying crops in Libya and Jordan, farmers and refugees are finding hope in a popular new farming technique.

02/09/2023

Green News

Bill Gates calls out the hidden climate impacts of meat

The climate impact of meat is hidden, Bill Gates has warned - but the billionaire believes that plant-based meat is the ‘future’.

01/09/2023

Europe News

Bans on Ukrainian grain should run until end of year: EU Commissioner

The temporary bans on tariff-free Ukrainian cereals should be prolonged until the end of the year, Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for agriculture, has said in comments that contradict the executive's line.

31/08/2023