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'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

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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

Germany

Bayer and Monsanto in merger deal

German conglomerate Bayer has won EU antitrust approval to buy U.S. company Monsanto, the latest in a trio of mega mergers that will reshape the agrochemicals industry

21/03/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: Brexit 'decisive step' and farmer protest

19/03/2018

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Italy: Underwater greenhouse grows basil, lettuce and strawberries

An engineer from Noli, near Genoa, has invented an underwater greenhouse where he can grow plant species such as basil, lettuce and strawberries.

19/03/2018

France

Farmers give Macron rough ride at trade fair

Annual agricultural salon often a point of political protest for visiting presidents

24/02/2018

Kenya

Elephants tranquilised and 'relocated' after destroying crops

A major operation has begun to transport 30 elephants to a National Park in Kenya.

22/02/2018

France

Which French fruits and vegetables are most likely to be contaminated

A French NGO analysed data from 19 types of fruit and 33 types of vegetables to see which produce contained traces of pesticide contamination.

20/02/2018

Europe News

Brief from Brussels: EU ministers mull farming policy reforms

19/02/2018