agriculture
Results for agriculture in the magazine
Daniel Cohn-Bendit: 'converting back to ecological ways is the only way to save jobs'
The electoral campaign of the green party has been launched. Inspired by their Green New Deal, they want to transform industrial, housing and agricultural worlds in the short and the long term. For the French-German MEP, this will not be pleasurable
eudebate 2009, economy, ecology, european union, economical crisis, european elections 2009
Italian, French and Bulgarian press vs genetically modified potato
On 3 March the European commission gave the green light for the 'Amflora', used for the production of industrial starch. This was the first time since 1998 that it has approved a GMO for cultivation. Some commentators say Brussels has bowed to the pressure of agriculture companies; others claim this paves the way for a better future
ogm, genetically modified organisms, european union, agriculture, eurotopics, food security
Profession: pig castrator
Out of the 8 million inhabitants living in Andalusia, barely 10, 000 Andalusians under the age of 35 are farmers. Paco, a young pig castrator, tells his story
2007-2013: The budget's odyssey
Reaching an agreement over the 2007-2013 budget is going to be like finding a needle in a haystack of agricultural policies, member state contributions, British rebates and further enlargement.
Berlinale documentary: FOOD inc - what are you eating?
Do producers deliberately hide information about the origins, ingredients or the production process? American director Robert Kenner investigates in the primary phase of the chain, right into the animal factories and agricultural fields
After 100 days of Berlusconi, a Eurosceptic Italy
The centre-right’s electoral victory in April was due to the 8% of votes won by the Northern League, which now counts four government ministers. The right-wing party criticise the Lisbon treaty and policies towards the Roma, which Brussels defines as discriminatory
italy, lega nord, silvio berlusconi, umberto bossi, vlaams belang, politics
G8, the show begins
Lights, camera and action! Even though it may look like it, it’s not a Hollywood mega production. It’s G8 in Gleneagles where, from 6-8 July, Blair will be playing a starring role.
Space cucumbers in battle against E. coli
While European scientists still haven’t managed to identify the exact source of the E. coli epidemic that has struck Germany, a Japanese astronaut has decided to rise to the challenge. Taking off on the morning of 8 June, Satoshi Furukawa, a crew member of the latest mission to the International Space Station (ISS), intends to grow space cucumbers
epidemic, health, germany, food, alimentation, food security
HandiCAP: freedom-hunting French farmers, as European as Parisians
Young farmers in the region of Auvergne worry about their future, which is being over-organised by a too liberal Europe. They want to give vent to their anger at the upcoming European elections in June 2009
eudebate on the ground, economy, auvergne, cap, genetically modified organisms, agriculture
Serbia farmers markets in the new Brussels system
Rather than freezing to death in the markets, farmers from Serbia will sell the greater part of their produce in supermarkets, and homemade cheese, kajmak, ajvar, tursija, bacon, honey and slatko will be wrapped up in appealing packages labelled ‘when we join the EU’
common agricultural policy, serbia, world affairs, enlargement
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