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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.
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.
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Euroviews. Cocoa farmers like me need training and investment to thrive
To improve the lives of farmers and their communities and help them earn a living income, we need to stop focusing only on price and place our attention on investment, Emmanuel Nana Sarpong writes.
Swiss scientists invent healthier and more sustainable chocolate
Cocoa fruit contains other valuable ingredients that have been underutilised until now, the researchers say.
Euroviews. Governments must back plant farming — there's no two ways about it
It’s simple: we need to be doing more to save our only home from the climate change tipping point that scientists keep reminding us we’re hurtling towards, Dr Carys Bennett writes.
Deprived of water, Mexican villagers are taking on big avocado growers
After enduring years of drought and ‘invading’ fruit farmers in Mexico, these locals are taking matters into their own hands.
Europe's fruit farmers worry as unseasonal frosts threaten harvests
As Europe endures an unusual cold snap, many fruit farmers are concerned for their summer harvests.
‘Environmental healing’: Syrians plant trees near oil-polluted rivers
More than a decade of conflict has cost Syria at least 25 per cent of its forest coverage, while drought rages on.
Euroviews. Reckless and harsh octopus farming plans must be stopped
Not only is factory farming the biggest cause of animal cruelty on the planet, it is damaging our planet through pollution, wildlife loss and emissions. We must act now before we eat our way to extinction, Dr Elena Lara writes.
Euroviews. Every time you blame cows for climate change, an oil executive laughs
Of all the climate solutions out there, maybe we should concentrate on the 97% of industrial emissions that come from fossil fuels, and leave the cows out of it, Eurof Uppington writes.
Soil protection law survives plenary vote, but considerably weakened
Legislation designed to bolster the key role of soil in maintaining Europe's biodiversity and climate resilience has been approved by MEPs, but only after the requirements it would place on national governments were significantly lightened.
Euroviews. To overhaul food production, first we have to convince the farmers
Actors across the food supply chain need to be more open to experimentation and implementation of sustainability-minded farming techniques and practices, Robin Saluoks writes.
Organic farms increase pesticide use in nearby fields, study suggests
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I went on a hunt to discover the truth about Estonia’s wolf culling
Hunters killed up to 40% of Estonia’s wolves this winter, a quota challenged in court. How far will Europeans tolerate the wolf in our landscapes?