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Battle for Italy's olive trees: deadly bacteria devastating groves in Apulia

The spectre of an agricultural catastrophe hangs over southern Italy with the spread of a bacteria that is devastating olive tree groves. Xylella

03/07/2015

Russia

Russian wheat production could fall without rain

Russia’s major wheat-producing region of Rostov, in the south, risks falling as much as 20% short of harvest targets if it fails to receive enough

09/06/2015

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Helping farms produce more crops with less water

Is it possible – in agriculture – to produce more with less water? That’s the aim of a European research project taking place in Bologna, Italy

08/06/2015

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Do you know: can crops grow without water?

08/06/2015

Cinema

Rams: a warming tale in the land of ice

Who would have thought that a tale about sheep in rural Iceland would bring tears to your eyes? But Grímur Hákonarson’s ‘Rams’ does just that. The

05/06/2015

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Root cause: making crop plants better at sourcing water and nutrients

Increasing a plant’s ability to locate and absorb water and nutrients through its roots could potentially lead to bigger and better crop yields. That

01/06/2015

Europe News

Europe proposes GM "opt out" law

The European Commission has proposed a new law that would allow individual member states to restrict the import of GM foods, even after they've been approved by the EU as a whole.

22/04/2015

World

Open spaces, open minds: the benefits of learning outside the confines of school

A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls

17/04/2015

Italy

Xylella fastidiosa bacteria discovered in wholesale market near Paris

A coffee plant at a wholesale market close to Paris has been discovered to contain a deadly bacterium which has led to the destruction of olive trees

15/04/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Greece debt showdown far from settled

This week on Europe Weekly, we discuss the continuing showdown between Greece and its creditors as the government pledges to crackdown further on

03/04/2015

My Europe Series

Is 'Glyphosate' herbicide a health risk?

03/04/2015

Italy

Italy: Parmesan producers decry soaring sales of 'fake' cheese

It is one of the world’s most copied cheeses – and those behind the original are not happy. Hence a gathering in Italy’s northern city of Bologna on

05/03/2015

Germany

Germany announces progress in the field of 'designer chickens'

The debate on designer babies produces heated reactions. But now Germany has announced a similar plan for chickens. On average, 21 million male

22/02/2015

Poland

Protesting Polish farmers call for minister to be dismissed

Several thousand farmers held a demonstration in Warsaw to demand financial help to counter the effect of the Russian embargo on Polish food. The

19/02/2015

Poland

Protesting farmers block main roads in Poland

Farming organisations are demanding compensation for crop losses

05/02/2015

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Locust invasion in Madagascar

31/01/2015

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Frozen grapes become wine

29/12/2014

Europe News

Milk protest in Brussels

Dairy farmer protest calls for greater EU support Dairy farmers from across Europe have staged a demonstration outside the EU headquarters in

11/12/2014

Europe News

Final EU agreement on GM crops edges closer

EU governments have struck a tentative deal with MEPs that would allow member countries to decide whether they cultivate GM crops. The deal still

04/12/2014

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"A la vôtre!"

22/11/2014