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Spain

No, there are not more pigs than people in Spain

No, there are not more pigs than people in Spain. However, the number of slaughtered pigs was greater than the total Spanish population last year.

20/08/2018

Living

The centuries-old history of Russian cherry farming

The cherry orchards have remained the backbone of life in this small Russian village.

17/08/2018

Australia

New South Wales drought worst in living memory

Agricultural output in Australia is predicted to fall as farmers in New South Wales struggle to cope with the worst drought in living memory

08/08/2018

World

The Nigerian farmer profiting from pig waste [Inspire Africa]

Today we'll head to Nigeria where a pig farm is turning waste management and recycling into profit.

31/07/2018

Argentina

Agriculture Ministers from G20 criticise protectionism

The meeting in Buenos Aires came amid rising trade tensions with China and the US placing retaliatory tariffs on American farmers after President Trump put duties on Chinese goods

29/07/2018

Bulgaria

Bulgarian farmers devastated over ‘sheep and goat plague’ slaughter

The Bulgaria government has ordered a mass slaughter of livestock following the first outbreak in the European Union of the so-called sheep and goat plague. Euronews spoke to farmers who were devastated.

27/07/2018

World

Date beauty contest and superfood snacks: highlights from the Liwa Date Festival

The Liwa Date Festival has come to an end after eleven days of celebrating the new date harvest.

27/07/2018

Europe News

'Mutagenesis' plant breeding technique comes under GMO rules

Europe's top court decision is blow for biotech industry and a victory for environmental campaigners

25/07/2018

Kenya

Boys in Kenya use slingshots to plant tree seeds

Schoolboys in Kenya are using slingshots for good: instead of rocks, they’re shooting charcoal-covered seeds to plant trees.

23/07/2018

Jordan

World's oldest bread found at prehistoric dig-site in Jordan

Scientists have discovered the earliest known evidence of bread-making on prehistoric site dating 14,000 years.

17/07/2018

Living

Growing herbs and vegetables under the sea

An Italian research team has created the world's first underwater farm.

16/07/2018

Next Series

How to produce a bigger biodiversity of corn crops?

How to increase the biodiversity of corn crops in Europe while improving its quality, yield and resilience in natural, sustainable ways?

09/07/2018

Bulgaria

Penka the cow will not be killed for leaving the EU

Pregnant cow is saved after campaign.

11/06/2018

Europe News

EU Agriculture proposals a 'greenwash'

EU agriculture ministers flocked to an informal meeting in Sofia earlier this week where they talked about modernising and simplifying the Common Agricultural Policy. But their proposals have left a sour taste in some people's mouths.

05/06/2018

Denmark

Saving their bacon: MPs back plans for Denmark-Germany border fence

Denmark is pushing ahead with a 70-km fence on its border with Germany to help protect its lucrative pork exports.

04/06/2018

France

Cows 'herd' for the mountains

Farmers in the Occitan region in the country's southeast lead the annual move, known as a 'transhumance'

30/05/2018

France

France ‘committed’ to glyphosate herbicide ban despite MPs' rebuff

French MPs have rejected moves to ban the controversial herbicide despite President Macron’s vow to outlaw it within three years.

29/05/2018

China

High rise housing for hogs

Multi-storey pig farms are rising out of China's mountains.

11/05/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Planned farm subsidies are not a "massacre", says EU Commission chief

08/05/2018

France

Violent clashes break out with 300 protestors and police near Nantes

The gendarmes were stopping demonstrators who wanted to rebuild a squat which was destroyed by 2,500 police this week.

15/04/2018