Updated Horizon2020 calls for 2019
The European Commission published an updated version of its Horizon2020 calls for 2019. The programme’s Societal Challenge 2 addresses issues regarding “Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine, maritime and inland water research and the Bioeconomy”. In particular, the calls of SC2 are divided in: Sustainable Food Security; Rural renaissance; and Blue Growth. The Rural […]
The circular economy of Italian farmers to produce clean electricity
A group of Italian farmers, who are stakeholders in the biogas company Alfalfa Energia, are using crops to create electricity through the process of anaerobic digestion. According to famers involved in the process, this practice is good for the environment and has an economic added-value as long as there are investments and feedstock availability. Following the circular bioeconomy […]
The future of the CAP
At the beginning of June, the European Commission presented its proposals for the future of the CAP (common agricultural policy) and EU food and farming system. For the next multiannual financial framework, going from 2021-2027, the Commission proposed a reduction of around 5% for CAP funding. The proposals are based on 9 objectives, with an […]
2018 FFA: Forum for the Future of Agriculture
EUBIA participated in the 2018 Forum for the Future of Agriculture, which took place in Brussels on 27th March. The event was the occasion to learn more about inspiring stories related to the agro-food sector, and discuss innovative solution for the future of sustainable farming. The 2018 edition of FFA saw the participation of several […]
Future of CAP: Evolutionary or revolutionary approach?
Last November, the European Commission presented a proposal on how to address the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) going forward. Czeslaw Siekierski, Chair of the Parliament’s Agriculture Committee and EPP Member, stated that the sector needs to be strengthened in order to be adapt itself faster, as technological developments, for example, occur more rapidly than changes in the agricultural sector. Moreover, the […]
Strength from division? The merger DowDuPont will split into three separated companies
DowDuPont is a merger from two companies, Dow Chemical and DuPont that came together on August last year (for 18 to 24 months), bringing together three business (DuPont Pioneer, DuPont Crop Protection, and Dow AgroSciences) in agriculture, material science and specialty products. The aim of the merger was to ‘create a world-class agriculture leader with […]
National subsidies for UK farmers after Brexit
Michael Gove, Britain’s Secretary for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that UK farmers will receive subsidies from the government of the same amount they’re currently receiving from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (€3.37 billion) for a number of years (probably 5 years) after Brexit, until a new environmental protection subsidies system is implemented. Regarding the payments […]