The value of EU agri-food exports in March 2019 was 7% higher at €12.6 billion than the same month last year, whilst imports reached €10.1 billion. In total, the EU agri- food surplus for March stood at €2.5 billion, an increase of 34%. These are the main findings of the latest monthly trade report published […]
The European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have launched a €1 billion loans package for agriculture and the bioeconomy with specific targets to support younger farmers, alongside new fi-compass advisory products. The sum will be matched by the implementing financial institutions, thereby mobilising close to €2 billion of long-term financing for small and […]
Member countries have two years time to implement the directive on unfair trading practices in agriculture that has officially been signed by the EU President. “We have fulfilled our promise. After ten years – said Paolo De Castro, Vicepresident of EU Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture and Rural development – we managed to ban, in a […]
The EU will soon have more effective tools to tackle unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the agri-food chain, and to prevent the weaker bargaining position of small and medium-sized farmers from being exploited by larger operators, such as major processors and retailers. The Council today adopted a directive on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. The directive […]
Water is an essential component of agri-food production. But while many fruits and vegetables are an excellent source of water, growing them often also requires significant quantities of water. Without sufficient, good quality and easily accessible water, European agri-food production could be under threat. On average, 44% of total water use in Europe is on […]
The number of women in farming has been slowly increasing in recent years. The most recent data (Eurostat 2016) suggests that, on average, around 30% of farms across the EU are managed by a woman. But data that masks some considerable differences between countries. In Lithuania and Latvia, nearly half of all farms are managed […]
The Italian market of Agriculture 4.0 has reached a value of 370 – 430 million euros in 2018, thus equaling 5% of the global total and 18% of the European one. The 300 digital solutions already launched on the Italian market are used by 55% of interviewed agribusinesses. Age and study degree do not have […]
The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission reached a political agreement on a new set of rules that will ensure protection of 100% of EU farmers and of a very large majority of EU agri-food companies against practices contrary to good faith and fair dealing. The new European law will cover agricultural and food […]
Workshop Farm sustainability cannot exist without economic sustainability. 9.45 am, Milk Village The #2050challenge has highlighted how the model in which sustainability has always been seen in contraposition to intensive farming needs to be completed reevaluated. The reality is that, with the increasing world population and the necessity to increase available food resources, sustainability is […]
At the Agrinnovation Summit of Cremona International Livestock Exhibitions 2018 there will also be one of the major research centers worldwide especially dedicated to agro-livestock. The seminar Sustainable Dairy Farming: smart farming & sensor technology will be key will be held on October 26th, from 2.30 to 3.30 pm in CremonaFiere boardroom by Kees de […]
