Avainsana: agriculture
EU guidelines promote greater reuse of water in agriculture
Facing droughts in several EU Member States, the Commission published guidelines Wednesday for applying rules on the safe reuse of treated urban waste water for…
Warming Climate and Agriculture Halve Insect Populations in Some Areas
The study published in Nature is the first to identify that an interaction between rising temperatures and land use changes, is driving widespread losses in…
Agriculture: Commission adopts exceptional measures to support the wine, fruit and vegetable
The support measures for the wine sector adopted today include increasing support for risk management tools such as harvest insurance and mutual funds, and extending…
Agriculture: Launch of an annual EU organic day
Today, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission celebrate the launch of an annual ‘EU organic day’. The three institutions signed a joint declaration…
Can water productivity improvements save us from global water scarcity?
Agriculture is essential to achieving food security and supporting livelihoods and economies. Population increase, unsustainable production and consumption patterns, and climate change are…
State aid: Commission publishes results of evaluation of EU State aid rules for agriculture, forestry and rural areas
The European Commission has published a Commission Staff Working Document summarising the results of an evaluation of the State aid rules for the agriculture and…
Forests on caffeine: Coffee waste can boost forest recovery
A new study finds that coffee pulp, a waste product of coffee production, can be used to speed up tropical forest recovery on post agricultural…
Natural disasters occurring three times more often than 50 years ago: new FAO report
New and unprecedented forms of natural disasters are most heavily felt in the agricultural industry, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Thursday….
Climate change and agriculture driving record levels of deforestation, WWF report finds
Climate change and agriculture are fueling record levels of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, with fires in the area 33% higher over that last 12…
Up to half of world’s water supply stolen annually, study finds
Between 30% and 50% of the world’s water supply is stolen each year, mainly by agricultural interests and farmers, yet the crime itself is not…
Climate Change and Land Use Are Accelerating Soil Erosion by Water
Soil loss due to water runoff could increase greatly around the world over the next 50 years due to climate change and intensive land cultivation….
Danish researchers eye clover grass-based protein to replace soybean meal
Researchers at Denmark-based Aarhus University are currently examining whether it will be possible to replace traditional protein sources with protein from clover grass in organic…
Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulphur
A new study has found that fertiliser and pesticide applications to croplands are now the most important source of sulphur to the environment. Sulphur is…
Unilever enhances global water stewardship efforts
Unilever has joined both the 2030 Water Resources Group and the Alliance for Water Stewardship, pledging to implement new projects and initiatives to improve water…
Azerbaijan villagers plead for water as vital river dries up
The village of Banka in Azerbaijan should have plentiful supplies of water as it lies beside one of the country’s mightiest rivers, the Kura. But…
Chinese millennials drink milk to boost immunity amid pandemic
One debate fueled by the coronavirus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee (porridge) for breakfast, or milk and toast. It’s a serious…
S.African farmers rap repeal of state of disaster for drought
South Africa, one of the 30 most water-scarce countries in the world, has revoked its classification of drought as a national disaster, drawing criticism from…
Studies show global methane emissions rising due to oil, gas, agriculture
Two new studies show United States oil and gas drilling along with agricultural production worldwide are driving up global emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse…
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