Sustainability and Sovereignty Radar of Food Systems (2026)
The updated Sustainability and Sovereignty Radar of Food Systems provides an analytical overview of the health and ongoing dynamics of the EU agricultural and food sector, based on 14 indicators. The 2026 update shows that the EU remains an agricultural powerhouse, maintaining a positive trade balance in both plant and animal food products. Environmental indicators […]
Securing water in agriculture to secure Europe
Water is not an option: it is the basis of all living systems. Securing water for agriculture is not a sectoral concern, but a prerequisite for ecological stability, food security, and EU resilience. The European Commission’s Water Resilience Strategy should become a crucial opportunity to act for the agricultural sector. It is in this context […]
BIOMONITOR4CAP – Advanced AgroBiodiversity monitoring
The BioMonitor4CAP project aims to develop simple and advanced agro-biodiversity monitoring and surveillance systems to support and implement outcome-oriented policies in European agricultural landscapes.
State aid to the agricultural sector: more than €18 billion since 2021
🇪🇺 A three-speed Europe 🇪🇺 Since the start of the budget period (2021), Member States have allocated more than €18 billion in State aid to the agricultural sector, representing no less than 11% of total aid under the first pillar of the CAP – a proportion that rises to 14% when focussing solely […]
Carbon removal certification: covering both emission reduction & sequestration
To meet its climate objectives, the European Union needs a strategy to support the implementation and deployment of carbon mitigation solutions. The stakes are high: Europe aims to have its Forestry andAgricultural Land Use sector climate-neutral by 2035. The EU developed a system of incentives that would allow land managers, including farmers, to be rewarded […]
NUTRITION & HEALTH : IMITATION MEAT DEBUTS IN THE USA
In November, the US Food & Drugs Administration, the public office responsible for food safety, approved the first step that opens the door to commercialization to an imitation of ‘chicken’ produced in the lab by UPSIDE Food. At the same time, ingredient-provider start up is proposing to replace bees with bioreactors and precision-fermentation to supply […]