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Following the COVID-19 crisis and as announced in the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU intends to step up coordination at European level to ensure citizens

Agricultores e criadores de gado do Brasil presentes na cimeira do clima da ONU recusam ser "vilões" na discussão climática, defendendo que também pugnam pela sustentabilidade

El ministro de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Luis Planas, ha explicado este jueves que en el plan estratégico que España enviará a Bruselas antes del 31 de diciembre sobre la

As part of the preparation of the EU budget for 2021-2027, the European Commission put forward a new set of regulations to shape the future EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)

The Commission's legislative proposals on the future of the common agricultural policy (CAP) were published on 1 June 2018. They comprise three proposals: a regulation setting

Nigerian farmers growing the country’s first GMO food crop — pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea, or beans — say they have seen less pest damage in their fields compared to

The way most food is produced is harming the planet. A profound change is needed, involving all agri-food actors. As consumers, we sit at the end of the agri-food chain

On 5 November 2021, countries participating at the COP26, as part of the discussions on agriculture, agreed on the need for a transition towards sustainable

After growing frustrated with legislative inaction, biotechnology students in Uganda have started an initiative to advocate for biotechnology, gene editing and the passage

Following Copa and Cogeca’s initial harvest forecast issued in September, the updated data at the end of the harvesting period shows that the predictions

Today, the applications to participate in the high-level mission to Singapore and Vietnam opened for registration. Led by Agriculture Commissioner

Os governos de 45 países comprometeram-se a tomar medidas para avançar no sentido de uma agricultura e gestão da terra mais natural e sustentável, medidas que terão

De um lado, os negociadores nas salas de reuniões da cimeira do clima das Nações Unidas (COP26), do outro os manifestantes na rua, onde são esperadas

Can agroecology coexist with modern agricultural technologies? What is the reason for the fight against genetically modified (GM) cowpea or Golden Rice when the

A ministra do Ambiente indonésia descreveu como "inapropriado e injusto" o acordo global para pôr fim à desflorestação até 2030, alcançado durante a cimeira

A Polícia Federal (PF) brasileira apresentará hoje, na Embaixada da Espanha em Brasília, o projeto Madeira de Lei, focado na cooperação policial internacional

O Alto Representante para a Política Externa da União Europeia (UE), Josep Borrell, e o ministro das Relações Exteriores brasileiro, Carlos França, manifestaram hoje o desejo

A Guiné-Bissau produz anualmente cerca de 35 mil toneladas de manga, das quais cerca de 75% é desaproveitada, situação que o Governo pretende mudar

During the morning of November 3rd, European Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and US Secretary for Agriculture Tom Vilsack

O presidente do Instituto para a Promoção da América Latina e Caraíbas (IPDAL), Paulo Neves, considerou hoje que a cooperação entre América Latina e África

Oxitec has begun taking its “Friendly” technology for controlling disease-transmitting mosquitoes without pesticides directly to the Brazilian public.

O Governo chinês apelou na segunda-feira às famílias que criem reservas de alimentos e outros bens básicos, face ao clima extremo, escassez de energia e medidas

A Costa do Marfim, líder mundial na produção de castanha de caju, vai construir três fábricas de transformação deste produto a partir de 2022, anunciou hoje

On a hypothetical culinary tour around the globe, sampling the classic dishes of the world, one would be hard pressed to avoid a single quintessential

Copa and Cogeca welcome the opening of the COP26 in Glasgow, a global meeting centered around the commitments taken under the Paris Agreement at COP21

After demand for Nigeria’s genetically modified, pod borer-resistant (PBR) cowpea seed far outstripped supply, the public sector scientists who developed the

O Programa das Nações Unidas para o Meio Ambiente (PNUMA) lançou hoje, no âmbito da cimeira do G20, em Roma, o Observatório Internacional de Emissões de

The EU implements a quality policy (quality schemes) aimed at protecting the names of certain agricultural and food products. The objective is to promote the

By 31 July 2021, 16 Member States notified complete transposition of the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive. Generally, the Member

EU animal welfare legislation needs an update and uniform application in all Member States, Agriculture MEPs say. The draft resolution on the implementation report on on-farm animal

While the year began slowly, the total value of EU agri-food trade (exports plus imports) for January-July 2021 stood at €183.8 billion, a 3.2% increase

Scientists in Africa are calling on the continent’s leaders to enact policies and other laws that can facilitate adoption of newer technologies, including synthetic biology.

EFSA has begun work on a new assessment looking at the risk of antimicrobial resistant bacteria spreading during animal transport.

Food chain actors all agree with the main principles set out in the Farm to Fork strategy and are fully aware that constant and substantial improvement must be made to ensure a more

This foresight analysis identifies trends, uncertainties and potential disruptions around urban farming. Access to investment funding, careful risk management and a supportive

As tecnologias digitais podem ter um papel transformador na agricultura do futuro. Elas são a grande aposta para o aumento da renda e da produtividade, trazendo menos impacto

In a win for smallholder farmers and public sector research, Brazil grocery stores are now selling a genetically modified bean that is resistant to a destructive plant disease.

Happy World CRISPR Day!  Meet Nicholas Karavolias, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley in the Plant and Microbial Biology Department.

O PE propôs hoje medidas para a produção de alimentos mais saudáveis na UE, que garantam também a segurança alimentar, um rendimento justo para os agricultores

The rains are long gone and the field is dry, but the sorghum crop is flush with luscious green leaves, foretelling a good harvest.