Fruit from biodynamic farming on the rise What makes Demeter bananas so special? Demeter bananas are different from all other bananas on the market, because they stand for more than…
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Give your feedback to the European Commission’s consultation on new GMOs! With the publication of its working document on “new genomic techniques”, the European Commission has opened the debate again…
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Making organic farming mainstream The European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission are signing today a Joint Declaration to celebrate the European Organic Day every…
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Horizon 2020 project PATHWAYS will develop sustainable food systems to support Europe’s Farm-to-Fork strategy Transforming Europe’s food system to meet the EU Green Deal goal of becoming the first carbon-neutral…
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Critical response by NGOs and farmer and business associations to the Commission’s document on new GMOs In April 2021 the EU Commission published a “staff working document” calling the EU’s…
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Call for governments, private companies and civil society to adopt 13 key principles In view of the upcoming UN Food System Summit and other major international meetings in which the…
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Study on new genomic techniques New GMOs are being promoted in a study by the European Commission ignoring the precautionary principle and the freedom of choice for farmers and consumers.…
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Civil society backs promised EU end to cages in farming Together with civil society groups campaigning on environmental protection, public health, sustainable food and farming, rural livelihoods and citizens’ interests, we…
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In May last year, the European Commission published the Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system in the context of the European Green Deal. It is…
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Open letter : Europe needs more farmers International Day of Peasant Struggles – 17 April 2021 17 April marks the 25th International Day of Peasant Struggles during which we commemorate…
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