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For decades, digital innovations have been embedded in a productivist paradigm, which sees agriculture primarily as farming and producing goods, like food and fiber. Within this paradigm, digitalisation...

Agriculture ministers took stock of the measures taken and the initiatives presented so far as part of the EU’s response to farmers’ concerns. They highlighted the recent vote in the European...

The European Commission presented the preliminary results of its simplification survey for farmers. Available online in all languages from 7 March to 8 April, the survey received close...

EIT Food – the world’s largest food innovation community – will deploy €15 million to support the Portfolio, to be matched against funding from corporate partners...

The European Commission has launched the call for applications to set up the EU agri-food chain Observatory (AFCO). The creation of this Observatory that will look at production costs, margins and trading...

On 11 and 12 March, the second plenary meeting of the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture took place in Brussels. Launched on 25 January by Commission President Ursula...

The European Commission has launched an online survey addressed to European farmers. Other applicants to CAP support can also participate to the survey. This targeted consultation will...

The Common Markets Organisation Regulation (CMO) , which is based on the principle of free formation of prices, provides market-oriented tools to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply...

Against the backdrop of ongoing farmers' protests and based on information from the Belgian presidency and a non-paper on simplification prepared by the European Commission, agriculture ministers discussed the current crisis and challenges...

Today, the European Commission sent a paper to the Belgian Presidency outlining first possible actions to help reduce the administrative burden weighing on farmers' shoulders. The document, which...