The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) released its scientific opinion on the guidelines for nutrient profiling, i.e., “the classification of food based on their nutritional composition for specific purposes”. This opinion aims to set the scientific basis for the set up a harmonized European front-of-pack labelling system (FOPL). But the European agency states it in a very […]
The crisis in Ukraine and its geopolitical consequences are leading to an increase in feed prices, production costs, energy and gas costs, which is putting a strain on European livestock farms. States continue to provide emergency aid to support farmers. Spain, which is particularly concerned by the consequences for monogastric farms, has set up several […]
In April, the OIV has presented the latest state of play on the wine market with the recent trends in consumption, production and trade on both hemispheres. At the same time, France was hit once again by another spring frost this year cause headache to some of its winemakers. Furthermore, newly re-elected French President Emmanuel […]
The scientific community has welcomed the results of more than 20 years of research that led to the completion of the sequencing of human genome. The discovery corrects thousands of structural errors in the previous reference genetic material. In the EU, NGOs (notably in Germany and Austria) are keeping the media attention high on the matter […]
On May 11th, from 10 to 12 a.m, we will be hosting the online event organised by Life Gaia Sense by the title ’Smart Farming for sustainability’. During the event, speakers will explain the final outcomes of the EU Life-funded project, bringing their experience on how smart farming technologies can contribute to more sustainable farming systems. More […]
The World Farmers Markets Coalition organises a webinar during which keynote speakers and representatives of farmers market organisation will debate about legal barriers for farmers markets in different countries and how to remove these obstacles in order to promote their development, competitiveness, and growth. For registrations, please send an e-mail to info@worldfmc.org Last […]
After one year of activities, the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) reached its conclusions on the recommendations on the future steps the European Union will take in the world of tomorrow. Farm Europe welcomes both the open and democratic process that led to the conclusions as well as the balanced and forward looking […]
The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) released its scientific opinion on the guidelines for nutrient profiling, i.e., “the classification of food based on their nutritional composition for specific purposes”. This opinion aims to set the scientific basis for the set up a harmonized European front-of-pack labelling system (FOPL). But the European agency states it in a very […]