Serbia launches “Center for Digital Agriculture”
The Serbian government is “doing everything in its power to keep young people in Serbia, but also so that those who left the country would return
EU and GMOs: The case for a knowledge-based society
Albert Einstein said, “It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom.” A persistent prejudice in the EU is that against GMOs. An EU court judgment has restated that fears are unfounded, but will Europe take the opportunity to become a science-based society, ask Roberto Defez and Dennis Eriksson
Commission relaxes CAP payment rules for weather-afflicted farmers
The European Commission has agreed to relax its rules on CAP payments in ten countries, after harsh climatic conditions in the first half of the year damaged or destroyed many crops
Child care on the farm
Rose and Dave Colby raise a range of crops on their farm. Their favorite crop is kids — happy, rural kids
EU school children to benefit from fruit, vegetables and milk
The new EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme will be in place on 1 August, ready to be implemented across the Union as of the first day of the 2017/2018 school year
NATO-funded Serbian researchers develop biofuel from algae
Eight Serbian scientists are leading a research project to develop the commercial production of biofuel from algae. The pioneering project is supported by the NATO Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme
Italian lake goes all electric
Italy’s picturesque Lake Como has become Europe’s first ‘electric destination’ after efforts to install a far-reaching electric-charging network were finally realised
EFSE becomes first international lender to provide loan in Serbian dinar
The European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) has become the first international lender to provide a loan in Serbian dinars with a dinar 615 million (EUR 5 million) senior loan to Serbia’s Opportunity Bank JSC (OBS), to support small businesses, especially in rural areas
Serbia to limit sale of agricultural land to foreigners
Serbia is the only country that has taken on the obligation of liberalising the agricultural land market and permitting its sale to foreigners prior to joining the European Union
Agriculture: The cost of Alabama’s new immigration law
The day before harsh new laws came into effect, Brian Cash had 65 Hispanic men picking tomatoes. Now he has none
Copa and Cogeca for fair food chain
Copa and Cogeca support recommendations by EU Agri Markets Task...
Delta Agrar becomes official partner for apple viarieties in Russia
“We are proud to announce that Delta Agrar became the...
