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Anti-worm drug used by farmers on livestock detected in Scottish red foxes, Vulpes vulpes

In this paper, we establish the link between crop productivity, crop market participation and agricultural technology use among smallholder farmers. We take advantage of the latest...

Biodiversity and production of wine can be optimised simultaneously, where organic management is enhanced with other regenerative practices

This report reviewed seven national CAP Strategic Plans (for France, Germany, Denmark, Austria, Poland, Spain and the Netherlands) to see whether and to what extent the planned...

Agricultural extension can have important impacts on vulnerable populations by increasing food production, which improves both rural incomes and urban food security. Yet...

Two newly released JRC reports describe case studies of how crops developed through gene editing could become celiac-safe or resistant to disease and allow...

Today, the Commission adopted a package of measures for a sustainable use of key natural resources, which will also strengthen the resilience of EU food systems and farming. A...

Following the adoption of EU regulation containing a mirror measure on pesticides for environmental reasons in February 2023, the Veblen Institute, the European Environmental Bureau and the Fondation pour la...

Opening Remarks by Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at the Agrifish Council - Report on the Regulation on Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products

Published in Nature Communications by JRC and partner scientists from other organisations, this study represents the largest European soil biodiversity assessment. It is based on measured DNA and soil...