Invitation to Submit Expression of Interest
The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, invites interested parties to respond to a Request for Expression of Interest (REI) for agriculture digital platform
Celebrating the diversity in fruits and vegetables
“Imagine if everyone on earth looked exactly the same. That would be boring”, says Nicole Klaski, a crusader in the fight against food waste. “The same is true for vegetables. We should be celebrating their diversity”
Promoting animal health for sustainable farming
The resulting intensification of farming methods to produce more has led to a rise in the incidence of production-associated disease among farm animals, as well greater use of antibiotics
Stop the loss of biodiversity
The signs that we are damaging the planet are everywhere. Denuded forests empty of animals, plastic pollution clogging the oceans, and fewer bees to pollinate our crops, are all testament to the failure of our model of production and consumption to build a society in balance with nature. If we add the impacts of runaway climate change, it all seems very bleak
Neonicotinoids threaten bees, its reconfirms
Neonicotinoid pesticides put at risk wild bees and honeybees, crucial for pollination and reproduction of many plants, according to new assessments published on 28 February by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
A new market for old and ugly fruit and vegetables takes shape
No one knows quite how much fruit and vegetable produce never reaches the grocery checkout till. A fifth perhaps—or maybe twice that—is judged to be beneath commercial standards
Who Will Feed Us? The Industrial Food Chain vs Peasants
Only 24% of the food produced by the Industrial Food Chain actually reaches people – the rest is wasted in meat production inefficiencies; lost in transport, storage and at the household; and diverted to non-food products. Opposite of that, 70% of the world’s population is fed by the Peasant Food Web, using only 25% of resources
Smart AKIS Platform outreaches 3.000 Serbian Farmers
Smart-AKIS Platform has become an integral part of a brand new Platform for Digital Agriculture of the Republic of Serbia – AgroSens
Future of CAP: Protecting our traditions
European geographical indication labels allow the protection of food traditions – two food labels with the weight of history on their shoulder
Agrifood mergers bad for farmers, experts warn
Mergers in the agrifood sector squeeze farmers’ income and consolidate current models of food production, aggravating environmental and social fallouts, according to experts, who warn that they also create barriers for victims of industrial disasters seeking justice
Global food insecurity: Europe’s answer
The EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development says Europe needs to lead from the front in developing new solutions to meet the challenge of rising global hunger
EC: Member states to improve sustainability of pesticide use
The European Commission said on Tuesday (10 October) that member states must do more to ensure pesticides are used sustainably to avoid putting human or environmental health at risk
