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Eco-Innovation

This modular vertical farm could sweep away 'urban food deserts'

Securing affordable and healthy food for low-income communities is increasingly challenging, but urban farming could be the solution.

Netherlands

Rotterdam hosts world's first eco-friendly 'floating farm'

It houses 40 cows and doesn't need human personnel to process the milk.

Work

Meet 'Tom', the robot farmer of the future

Amid climate change uncertainties and market pressures to keep food cheap, automation might be the answer to future proofing farming.

Eco-Innovation

This is what farms could look like in the future

This is a 'Farm of the Future'. In the Netherlands, researchers and farmers are using technological innovations to create an agriculture that is both sustainable and competitive. #EUFarm2Fork

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South Africa

Success for South African truffle grower after years of trial & error

South Africa's top truffle grower and supplier, the Miros family, created a joint venture to plant truffles with other farmers.

Nature

Pomatoes could be the answer to growing demand for food

These plants can grow tomatoes above ground and potatoes below.

Eco-Innovation

No sunshine and no soil but still crops grow at these vertical farms

These farms harvest 15 times a year and produce far less waste than traditional farms.

Climate

The churches empowering communities to beat climate change in Zimbabwe

With drought threatening food security in the capital of Harare, one sustainability programme is encouraging citizens to harvest their own water.

Series

Meet the Italian who turned his backyard into a thriving urban garden

Alessandro Vitale transformed a small concrete space into a garden capable of feeding his household for months.

Eco-Innovation

Artificial intelligence could stop millions from going hungry by 2030

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that using nanotechnology and AI in agriculture could help solve global food insecurity in a safe and sustainable way.

Climate

Organic farming could feed all of Europe by 2050

A new study has found that the entire population of Europe could be fed without imports with a few changes to our agricultural systems.

Europe News

European Parliament overwhelmingly backs ban on caged animal farming

MEPs voted in favour of banning the practice of caged animal farming, with 558 in favour, 37 against and 85 abstentions.

Destinations

Southern Rhone Wine: Romans, Aliens, and grapes from Colonel Gaddafi

Wine brought by Ancient Greeks, the Death of Grenache, and how a natural phenomenon creates the perfect conditions for organic and even biodynamic vineyards. Euronews also finds out what it's like to make wine while Colonel Gaddafi is running the country...

Destinations

Wine tasting in Burgundy: The most famous Pinot Noir on the planet

Burgundy is an enigma. And the only way to truly understand it is to go there. Unwrap the puzzle and uncork the wine as Euronews takes you on the first of a series of wine adventures.

Eco-Innovation

Cow burps are being used to offset our carbon emissions

This company is turning cow burps into carbon credits to make agriculture greener.

Green News

Is cannabis farming destroying the planet?

“Industrial farming for cannabis is bad for the environment. The land can’t take it anymore.”

Nature

Are Bangladesh’s floating gardens the future of farming?

Vegetables could be safer in the hands of this ancient water-based planting method.

Green News

Could climate change spell the end of Colombian coffee?

Rising temperatures are causing challenges for smallholders in one of the world's top coffee producing countries.

Eco-Innovation

The underground vegetable farm thriving in London’s wartime bunkers

World War Two tunnels under the UK capital have been transformed into a space for urban farming.

Eco-Innovation

What is Airbnb farming and how could it improve food supply chains?

Two farmers have created a service that allows you to receive produce on-demand and help reduce food waste.