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In the late summer harvest of 2013, olive farmers in the Puglia region of southern Italy noticed that the leaves on several of their trees were turning brown and their shoots withering. The problem spread from one orchard to another,...

Following the submission of application EFSA‐GMO‐RX‐014 …. from Monsanto Company the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of the

Pesquisadores da Embrapa Cerrados (DF) verificaram que vacas Gir Leiteiro que tiveram acesso a áreas com sombra de eucalipto produziram

Labels that carry a single letter followed by a number are found on petrol pumps across Europe. Many motorists probably don’t notice these codes, or aren’t aware that when they use a pump which has one, they’re putting alcohol into...

A top European science council calling is demanding a “radical reform of the legal framework” that regulates genetically modified organisms (GMOs)

HISTOIRES DE MÉDECINE - L’élevage d’animaux tels que les cochons a favorisé l’apparition de nouvelles maladies. La «Salmonella typhimurium», en rouge, sur une culture de cellules humaines. Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH La révolution du néolithique a vu l’avènement de...

Recommended for you Fixing the food system By 2050, the world's population will be an estimated 9.7bn people, up from today’s 7.7bn. To feed this growing population whilst also protecting the climate and biodiversity, our food system needs to change dramatically. In...

«Nous voulons aider les apiculteurs, les responsables de la gestion des terres et les personnes qui conçoivent des mélanges de graines, à sélectionner les plantes les plus intéressantes pour les abeilles domestiques.» Morgan Carr-Markel, doctorante à l’université du Minnesota, est...

Quinta da Cholda has gradually been introducing some Precision Agriculture (PA) techniques on its 500-hectare corn farm.

Future farming in regions that were previously unsuitable for agriculture could significantly impact biodiversity, water resources, and greenhouse

Copa and Cogeca took note of and analysed the proposal on the future multiannual financial framework (MFF) tabled by the President of the

If we took away significant gains in cereal crops yields since 1962, farmers would have been forced to claim

Two decades ago, we were waking up and celebrating that our computers didn’t melt down on New Year’s Day. We could still tote a bottle of iced tea

Plants have nowhere to run from their enemies - flying, crawling and jumping insects want to eat them alive. But plants are not defenceless. They deploy chemical toxins to deter insects. These can make the plant taste bitter, inhibit the...

Producers Organisations (POs) and Association of producers Organisations (APOs) key role in helping strengthen farmers’ position in the food supply

The Rural Coalition and Coalition of European Agriregions deem the recently proposed cut to rural development funding to be unacceptable and

2 have been registered in Spain, 2 in France and 2 in Italy. The Neurice project brings new tools to the rice sector to fight climate change and

Future farming in regions that were previously unsuitable for agriculture could significantly impact biodiversity, water resources, and greenhouse

Faced by a market situation deemed to be critical, the European honey producers and Copa-Cogeca members are launching an appeal from

Pesquisas realizadas pela Embrapa Clima Temperado (Pelotas, RS) indicam que o cultivo de arroz com irrigação por aspersão representa economia de

Olive oil is considered as a food category at high risk of non-compliances and frauds, due to its high economic value compared to other food

Desertification is a land degradation process that occurs in drylands. It affects the land's capacity to supply ecosystem services, such as producing

Around the world, each person eats an average of 70 pounds of the grain each year, with even more grown for animal feed and biofuel. And as the

The European Union is the first producer, exporter and consumer of olive oil in the world. However, due to its high economic value

The EU once again recorded an increase in the monthly export value of agri-food products in November 2019. The value of exports rose by

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With UK’s departure from the EU today, the farming sectors cannot but lament the loss of their participation in the future of the EU and its

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Thursday it finished a regulatory review that found glyphosate, the most

Tal y como ha publicado Cazavisión, los avances de la peste porcina africana (PPA) han sido confirmados por las autoridades alemanas tras la

Climate change is a man-made problem, but humans aren’t the only animals that will be impacted by warming temperatures and shifting

Today the European Union and Mexico strengthened their cooperation in geographical indications (GIs) protection by updating their

The total organic area in the European Union (EU) was 13.4 million hectares in 2018, corresponding to 7.5% of the total utilised agricultural area.

New pan-European research has found that proactive land management with agroforestry—mixing livestock and trees—reduces

“As informações de análise química e física do solo não são suficientes para analisar a qualidade do solo. Para integrar esse processo

A chuva dos últimos dias no sertão nordestino transformou o cenário do Campo Experimental da Caatinga, na Embrapa Semiárido

CRISPR genome editing has been used to make chickens resistant to a common virus. The approach could boost egg and meat

Solutions to tackle pest and diseases in the farming sector have been at the top of the policy agenda in the recent years. Biocontrol technologies

The 'Farm to Fork' strategy is one of the initiatives announced in President Ursula von der Leyen's political guidelines for the new Commission

Dairy has been central to people’s existence since at least 6,500 years BC. But a mystery lies at its heart which, if solved, could help explain the rising number of modern dietary problems ranging from food intolerances to allergies, researchers...

Scientists have transferred a collection of genes into plant-colonizing bacteria that let them draw nitrogen from the air and turn it into