Here below a quick “catch-up exercise” with latest news and market insights from the wine sector. First of all, on 1 July 2019 the full text of the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement (reached on 28 June 2019) was published. Wine is amongst the key agri-food products of EU export interest which would be liberalized. Furthermore, provisions covering […]
Today, the agri-food sectors are more than ever confronted with 3 major demands from our society: To provide safe and quality foodnot only to European citizens but as well to world markets, To keep rural areas lively and viable. This means, first and foremost to maintain and develop a profitable farming activity in all rural […]
The European food chain is facing a big challenge, which is to find a harmonious and positive relationship between diet and health. This is mainly due to the fact that, the EU agro food model is constantly evolving and improving, and its relationship with health issues is becoming growingly important. This is a key […]
The EU has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030. Agriculture and agro-forestry have an important role to play to sequester and store carbon, and there is scope to reduce emissions using more efficient and sustainable production methods. Also reducing water pollution, soil erosion and preserving biodiversity can greatly benefit […]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Viticulture of Rhineland-Palatinate, in partnership with the French agricultural think tank agridées, organizes on 1st October 2019 in Paris the seminar “Precision agriculture” including discussions between professionals that could lead to Franco-German collaborations. The seminar is part of a new Franco-German partnership for sharing and sharing the environmental technologies of […]
Deforestation and EU imports of agri-food products How can the EU avoid actually importing deforestation? September 2019 The recent forest fires in the Amazon have put a renewed focus on the loss of forests at a global level, and on its connection to the EU’s international trading policy on importing various agri-food products that are […]
11 July 2019 The current CAP – and in particular the 2013 CAP reform – has been accused for a long time now of generating too much administrative burden for farmers. It has been called too complex, expensive and cumbersome. This has generated calls that the CAP needs further simplification. Hence, for its new CAP […]