EU commissioner for agriculture, rural development and fisheries
Franz Fischler has outlined the agricultural problems facing
Mediterranean countries. Speaking at the Euromed Conference in
Venice, he said that many industries within...
Measures to soften the impact of poor cereal harvests in Europe and
boost the grain market were introduced by Europe's agriculture
commissioner this week.
The UK's Cereals Industry Forum is to receive a £1.4 million
government grant over the next three years in an effort to improve
efficiency and competitiveness in the grain chain.
The world's largest producer of processed vegetables, Bonduelle, is
to expand its operations in Russia by building a plant in
Krasnodar, in the southwest of the country, to process locally
grown products.
As European politicians make hesitant steps towards sustainable
agriculture through reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy
(CAP), scientists assert that the main focus of agricultural
research has shifted from production to assessing...
A new study has revealed that Biotechnology could help control
diseases and pests that take a bite out of European-grown crops,
resulting in more food production at lower costs and with less use
of pesticides.
The debate on the yield superiority of traditional crops over
organic crops is set to continue as a recent study reveals that
corn and soybeans were only minimally reduced when organic
production practices were used instead of conventional...
Retailers in the UK are increasing their organic food offering all
the time, especially as consumers become increasingly concerned
about the safety of much of the food they eat. But playing on these
fears to advertise and promote...
EarthShell, manufacturers of environmentally-friendly food service
packaging, has announced that it has signed a Co-operative Research
and Development Agreement with the US Department of Agriculture's
Agricultural Research Service.
The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is providing
C$5 million (€3m) in assistance to help implement a food security
project in India, designed to prevent the spoilage and wastage of
stored food crops.
In India, the Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export
Development Authority, has established a collaborative study with
the Indian Institute of Packaging to design cost-effective
packaging, especially for the banana farming...
A Danish production and delivery service providing organic food
directly to the customer was voted winner of the first Royal Green
Food Award last Friday in the Netherlands.
