Stanka Becheva, a food and agriculture campaigner calls for local market support. Apparently, competing in the global market is the root of all problems. It will be hard to convince people that industrial agriculture can be green. The commission is thinking of providing farmers with new tools which will reduce crises as well as enable […]

Agricultural stakeholders are calling for the EU to reform the Common Agricultural Policy. This is a lavish subsidy that uses 38 percent of EU funds to pay out farmers. For many years the main beneficiaries are rich families and large farms. Some of the powerful lobbies have started fighting for these treasured CAP payments. The […]