Precision agriculture provides farmers and livestock farmers with solutions adapted to their context. Data from sensors, cameras, satellites and meteorological stations are processed by algorithms that use Decision Support Tools (DST) to provide advice on the most relevant actions that can be taken. The use of these tools ensures better input efficiency at the farm […]
Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski announced at the informal Council meeting in Koblenz that he is in charge of drawing up a plan to ensure food security in case of future crises. Furthermore, opening up to pressure from MEPs, the Commissioner expressed his willingness to make the €8 current billion (7.5 billion constant euros) recovery funds decided […]
Consultation process The trade policy review process will be based on broad consultations with stakeholders, including through public debates undertaken across the EU Member States and through written submissions. Stakeholders are invited to provide their responses to the questions set out above by 15 September 2020 to the functional mailbox: trade-policy-review-2020@ec.europa.eu. ‘The European Commission is […]
The German Presidency tabled a series of questions ahead of the meeting. The first set addresses the resilience of the food system in the face of this & future crises. The Presidency asks “In your opinion, what do we primarily need to change to make the food supply chain more resilient to crisis-related disruptions in […]
This event Innovative Breeding Techniques: the crucial role of sustainable farming to achieve the Green Deal ambitions organised by Agriculture & Progress will take place under the patronage of MEP Paolo De Castro (S&D).
Due to the recent developments in the situation with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we regrettably have decided to postpone the event « Seizing the available tools for the European Union to develop winning strategies to halt deforestation » originally scheduled to take place in the European Parliament on the 25th March. The health and safety of […]
Each time I see a new report on the EU decade old feed protein deficit, I wonder whether I’d finally find a comprehensive analysis assorted by a set of workable solutions. Unfortunately that is not the case. The latest Commission Report in date, from late 2018, other reports and joint Member States Declarations, do little […]
Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, has given yesterday her first ever ‘State of the Union Address’ at the European Parliament in Brussels. This annual event is significant to demonstrate the European Commission’s accountability towards the EU’s democratically elected representatives, the Members of the European Parliament and to be able to […]