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Not a single pesticide blocked in 22 years to save insects

Governments are still using guidelines ghost-written by the chemical industry despite their devastating effect on ecosystems.

Business

€326 for a coffee? Scottish farm offers investors caffeine for shares

It's an enormous price to pay for a little cup of coffee, but the man behind the pitch promises it won't leave a bitter taste behind as it comes with the sweetener of a share of a dairy farm.

Europe News

Europe faces growing crisis in cereal production

A series of factors are expected to reduce EU cereal production to its lowest level since 2007, setting off alarm bells in the sector.

Earth News

The art of growing giant pumpkins with the 2024 European champion

They’re a symbol of autumn - but you’ve probably never seen pumpkins quite like those at the European Pumpkin Championship.

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Nature

EU must push farmers towards sustainable farming, says WWF

WWF explains how the EU can tighten its wildlife-protecting policies in a critical five-year window for action.

Earth News

How restaurants are helping to fix the broken food system

The approach of UK restaurants reflects a broader trend, with many Europeans now going for locally sourced food.

Nature

Why did the Swiss public vote against more green space?

In this weekend's referendum, 63 per cent of voters said no to more money for the wild and wildlife.

Nature

‘It’s my life’: Inside the record-breaking world of giant vegetables

A competitive spirit and lots of dedication is what unites giant vegetable growers around the world.

Ecotech

This Swedish vertical farm grows vegetables inside of supermarket

This in-store farming solution uses a hydroponic method, where plants are grown in rockwool plugs in water without soil.

Earth News

Von der Leyen moots market-based system to avert ecosystem collapse

The European Commission is considering a market-based system to encourage farmers and industry to conserve nature and restore lost biodiversity by putting a price on ecosystems.

Earth News

Agriculture report could signal dramatic change in EU farm subsidies

Seven months of intense debate behind closed doors appears to have produced what election campaign tubthumping and rowdy street protests failed to deliver: the outline of way forward for Europe's unsustainable food production model.

Ecotech

Drought-hit Mediterranean countries to invest in water-saving tech

Solar power, smart irrigation and weather-resistant crops are among the proposals to protect farmers and food security.

Europe News

Severe drought forces early harvests in Serbia's Vojvodina region

Meanwhile, the Vojvodina regional government claimed it was preventing the area's desertification by investing in the local hydrologic system.

Europe News

Hop picking season kicks off in Czech Republic

The season of hop picking has started in the Czech Republic, the third largest grower and exporter of hops in the world.

Scenes

Watch: The chef leading a chocolate revolution in Venezuela

In partnership with Media City

María Fernanda Di Giacobbe is the founder of Cacao de Origen, an organisation dedicated to educating, researching, and promoting Venezuelan cacao and chocolate.

Ecotech

This simple farming technique can cut rice’s methane emissions in half

Agri-tech startup Rize is helping rice farmers In Southeast Asia to reduce their methane emissions, while giving their businesses a boost.

Ecotech

Teenagers in Türkiye invent drought-defying farm device

These teenagers from Türkiye are runners-up for The Earth Prize for their cheap and fast solution to crop failure.

Climate

No to greenwashing, yes to real change, say Europe’s rural farmers

Europe’s young farmers take aim at big agriculture as "the real problem" when it comes to climate change.

Earth News

GMO reform in doubt after failed bid to break government deadlock

Anti-GMO campaigners say the latest failure by governments to agree on lighter controls for gene-edited crops gives time to consider risks and alternatives, but seed producers say the EU risks falling behind in global competition.

Earth News

Eleventh-hour push for deal on ‘radical’ GMO deregulation

Belgium is determined to clinch a deal on new GMO rules in the last days of its EU Council presidency, but green groups are urging governments to change course.