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Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo so that

EFSA is setting up a stakeholder consultative group to support its upcoming work on the allergenicity assessment of genetically modified

A partir de agora, além das análises químicas e físicas, produtores rurais e consultores agrícolas também contarão com uma nova aliada para avaliar a

The EU produced 172.2 million tonnes of raw milk in 2018 and demand for milk is expected to rise in the coming years, particularly for export. People regionally and internationally rely on milk products. But dairies are part of food systems...

Research in College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources addresses future population growth and food shortages

Un grupo de 60 eurodiputados, entre los que se encuentran los españoles Juan Ignacio Zoido (PP), Adrían Vázquez (Cs) e Izaskun Bilbao (PN),

Insects, while commonly consumed elsewhere in the world, have long been off the menu in Europe – but they could soon be creeping their way onto

Previous field studies have reached no collective consensus on whether Bt corn, the most commonly planted transgenic crop worldwide, has

We echoed the need to revise the European regulations on GMOs after the judgment of July 25, 2018 of the Court of Justice of the European Union

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO Panel) has published the Scientific Opinion which reports

Vírus, bactérias e fungos letais (mas inofensivos ao homem e ao ambiente) podem combater, por exemplo, nuvens de gafanhotos,

Uma ideia simples e barata pode ajudar os produtores de ovinos na hora do aleitamento artificial de cordeiros. Um suporte para mamadeiras foi

Agroforestry is a very ancient agricultural practice that is still widely implemented in certain EU countries, and is gaining renewed interest due to its many economic and environmental benefits. It is a dynamic system combining trees, crops and/or livestock on...

Ahead of its official launch, introductory talks on the African Union-European Union agri-food platform will be held on 25 June 2020 during an online event organised by the European Commission, the African Union and European Business Ghana. The participants will...

Dear Ambassador Acconcia, dear Director Edeme from the African Union Commission, dear Ghanaian and European colleagues and friends, allow me to congratulate you all for this initiative and allow me to share with you some observations on the continental dimension...

Today, the Council adopted a regulation which allows member states, as an exceptional measure, to pay up to EUR 7 000 to farmers and up to EUR

MEPs decided to set up an inquiry committee to look into alleged breaches in the application of EU animal welfare rules during transport within and

Most of the hazards related to welfare of pigs at slaughter are due to inadequate staff skills and poorly designed and constructed facilities.

In March 2020, EU slaughterhouses produced 2.0 million tonnes of pigmeat (in carcass weight) and 0.6 million tonnes of bovine meat. Compared to

Continuando con lo expuesto la semana pasada en el Boletín 32, la VISIÓN 2030 es una estrategia que está en línea con los objetivos y metas del

Based on the feedback of 7,600 farmers and 2,200 agri-food companies across the EU, 24 country-specific fi-compass reports present the main challenges faced by these two groups when it comes to access to finance. The reports also estimate the financing...

Ante la proximidad del fin de la vigencia del actual Programa de Desarrollo Rural (PDR) 2014-2020, el Institut Agrícola insta al Gobierno central a

En Portugal, la industria de la alimentación animal es una de las industrias transformadoras más relevantes. Presenta una facturación de 1400 millones

February 2020 presented a number of challenges for agri-food trade, including the Covid-19 pandemic, US tariffs, and UK’s withdrawal from

En la reunión de Praesidium del COPA-COGECA, a la que asistió el comisario de Agricultura, Wojciechowski, el representante de ASAJA en el Comité de Organizaciones Profesionales Agrarias de la UE y vicepresidente de esta organización, Pedro Gallardo calificó de insuficientes...

Statistics on sales of pesticides are used as an indicator of pesticide consumption in agriculture. Over the period 2011-2018, the sales

Overall, imports of organic agri-food products remained stable between 2018 and 2019. In terms of products, imports of organic cereals

Para ajudar a reparar os danos económicos e sociais causados pela pandemia de coronavírus, impulsionar a recuperação da economia

Already 135 million people are on the brink of starvation because of conflict, climate change, extreme poverty and economic crises. The pandemic, and resulting loss of income, could nearly double that number to 265 million. Without sufficient action, there will...

La Comisión Europea publicó el miércoles -27 de mayo- su nuevo proyecto de presupuesto comunitario para el período 2021-2027 y la PAC se llevará

An international team of almost 50 experts identified 75 emerging innovations and 8 action points that can help speed up the transition to a

Nature has spent millions of years evolving answers to problems. It has come up with ingenious solutions to build strong structures, harvest energy and produce iridescent colours. Scientists are increasingly turning to the natural world for inspiration to create new,...

La propuesta de reforma de la PAC que hay actualmente sobre la mesa es perfectamente compatible con los objetivos de las estrategias “de la granja a

An estimated 12.7 million tonnes of cows’ milk were collected from EU farms in March 2020, which was +1.2% higher than in March 2019.

How do you feed a city? It is one of the great questions of our time. After all, for a species that ultimately depends on plants to feed

In 2019, 15.9 million people aged over 15 were employed in the food supply sector in the European Union (EU), representing 8% of total employment.

The common agricultural policy (CAP) reform, proposed by the European Commission in June 2018, introduces a more flexible, performance and

The future common agricultural policy (CAP) puts forward a modernised and simplified approach to enable EU agriculture to meet the ever-evolving

In December 2019, the European Parliament declared a climate and environmental emergency in Europe and across the globe – a recognition of