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
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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,
Slovenian and Croatian fishermen have been caught up in a border dispute between their two countries over fishing rights in the Adriatic. Since both the Slovenes and Croats issue fines for
Half of European Union member states have leveraged the Common Agricultural Policy to substantially reduce poverty and raise incomes in farming, while other countries are lagging behind, according to a
A new report from UK’s Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee warns that Brexit will have “a significant impact” on both farmers and consumers if the UK leaves the EU
European agriculture could face up to a 30% cut in funding after the UK withdraws from the EU. Speaking to journalists in Brussels on Wednesday, EU budget commissioner Günther Oettinger
Weeds in the UK have developed resistance to herbicides, putting crop productivity and food security at risk, according to a new study. Researchers conducted a nationwide epidemiological assessment of the
An international team of researchers found that wheat stem rust, a largely eradicated disease, is becoming an increasing threat to European wheat and barley production. The study, published on Thursday
Amateur beekeeping in urban and protected areas is harming populations of wild bees, according to University of Cambridge researchers. Published on Friday in the journal Science, the study cautioned that