Latest Agriculture news from the European Union.
EuroCommerce, representing Europe’s retail and wholesale sector, appreciates the European Commission’s decision to address livestock and plant proteins together, recognising that Europe’s food security, strategic autonomy and economic resilience depend on robust and diversified protein value chains.
The European Parliament has adopted new rules facilitating access to new plants that are climate and pest resistant, give higher yields and require fewer pesticides.
The EU Council and Parliament have reached a provisional deal on a major overhaul of EU rules governing the production and marketing of plant reproductive material (PRM).
Responding to geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions, the EU Commission has presented measures to help farmers facing sharply rising fertiliser costs, with the aim of supporting Europe’s food security.
There were 9.4 million beehives on EU farms in 2023, according to Eurostat, with the number of beehives increasing by 1.3 million (+16%), from 8.1 million in 2020.
The EU Commission has adopted a Fertiliser Action Plan, with support for farmers facing rising fertiliser costs and scarcity, reinforcing domestic production and reducing Europe’s dependency on imports.
No Patents on Seeds! have published a representative survey conducted in five EU member states, i.e. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. The results clearly show that around 80 percent of EU citizens reject the idea of granting patents on living organisms, e.g. patents on plants or animals.
