A coalition of 20 different civil society groups in Europe has called on EU leaders to overhaul the bloc’s food and farming sectors and reduce the production and consumption of
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It’s an indisputable fact that organic farming is on the up, now more than ever. With sales of 8.2 billion euros in 2017, organic – “green gold” – is attracting
Scientists from the University of Edinburgh are working with gene-editing techniques that hold both power and promise in the fight to cure a slew of diseases and infections that have
The European Union’s General Court said on Wednesday that civil society organisations could submit legal cases challenging the way the European Commission authorises the sale of genetically modified organisms, or
European Union trade commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said the EU will impose retaliatory tariffs on a number of agricultural products imported to Europe from United States if Washington decides to follow
German chemical giant Bayer said on Wednesday it is preparing to sell additional assets as it seeks to win European Union antitrust approval for its €50 billion-plus takeover bid for
The most widely used pesticides in the world pose a serious threat to bees, according to a new analysis by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). Experts have said the
Norway announced plans on Friday to invest more than €10 million to upgrade the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a ‘doomsday’ vault built ten years ago to safeguard global food supplies
French farmers blocked highways with tractors on Wednesday in protest of an increase in agricultural imports from South America as well as changes in farm subsidies. Negotiations between representatives from
A team of researchers in Italy found that not only do genetically modified crops, or GMOs, improve crop yields, but they also are beneficial to health. Published online in Scientific Reports,