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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.

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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.

Next Series

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.

World

The UAE’s sustainable food plan involves growing rice & developing ‘soil’

With the UAE almost wholly reliant on food imports, food security is a national priority.

World

Tunisia's startups target saving water & bees to counter global warming's effects

Global warming is having a sizeable impact on agriculture in some North African countries.

Spain

7 perfect pairings for organic cheese and wine from Spain

In partnership with ICEX

With the help of two experts, we have drawn up a list of organic cheeses and wines that will make you discover some of the great flavours of Spain.

United Kingdom

UK imports tonnes of sewage sludge despite toxicity concerns

A permit for 15 shipments was issued in February by the UK's Environment Agency, according to documents obtained by Greenpeace’s Unearthed investigative unit and seen by Euronews.

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World's biggest rooftop greenhouse opens in Montreal

The facility spans 15,000 square metres or about the size of three football fields.

France

French producers come to an agreement to save champagne

After an unsuccessful meeting last month, vineyards and champagne houses agreed to limit 2020's yield in order to curb COVID-19 crisis' damage to the industry.

Green News

Cara Delevingne on how to solve the food crisis with Vandana Shiva

The pair explore the connections between food, climate and health in a live interview to be streamed online.

Europe News

Explainer: What is the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy?

The EU has long been criticised for the generous subsidies it gives to its farmers. How is the money doled out, and how might the scheme be about to change?

My Europe Series

Invisible workers: Underpaid, exploited and at risk on Europe’s farms

In partnership with Lighthouse Reports

Euronews sheds a light on the harsh reality seasonal and migrant workers face across Europe to bring food to our plates.

Finland

Locals muck in for Finland's summer strawberry harvest

Migrants normally make up the bulk of fruit pickers in Finland, but in this pandemic year, farmers are instead turning to locals for help.