Christopher Pike/Expo 2020
Dubai Expo 2020 represented the most significant global gathering since the start of the pandemic. It served as a powerful galvaniser for working towards achieving the UN SDGs, while also encouraging meaningful partnerships between the 200 participating nations, various organisations and the numerous visitors.
Fri 24/06/2022 by Pierre Escodo
European Commission
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission published the findings of a study related to the implementation of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients (FaST). FaST is a digital agriculture […]
Tue 07/06/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
As part of the EU's solidarity response with Ukraine, the European Commission has presented a set of actions to help Ukraine export its agricultural produce.
Wed 18/05/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
Last week, the European Commission proposed two new regulations to more tightly control fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) and ozone depleting substances (ODS) as well as methods to update and modernise […]
Tue 12/04/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Last week, the European Commission presented a range of short-term and medium-term actions to enhance global food security and to support farmers and consumers in the EU in light of […]
Mon 28/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
The European Commission has called on Member States to coordinate measures to avoid disrupting the heavily impacted agri-food markets due to the war in Ukraine. The call came at the […]
Tue 15/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Flickr/GRIMME Group
The Commission has approved the addition of ’Увс чацаргана/Uvs chatsargana’ from Mongolia in the register of Protected Geographical Indication (PGI). The ’Увс чацаргана/Uvs chatsargana, meaning the Seabuckthorn from Uvs, refers […]
Mon 24/01/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
EU Commission
In light of pandemic-related travel restrictions affecting the region, EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski decided to postpone his high-level mission to Singapore and Vietnam, originally announced for March/April 2022. Led […]
Wed 08/12/2021 by EU Commission/Richard Wilkinson
EU Commission
The 2021 EU Agricultural Outlook conference will take place online on 9 and 10 December. Now in its eighth edition, the theme of this year’s event is ‘Fit for 2030 […]
Wed 08/12/2021 by EU Commission/Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and US Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last week issued a statement on a newly created transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture designed […]
Mon 08/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson