NGOs take Commission to court over biofuels reports

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Four environmental groups have sued the European Union's executive for withholding documents they say will add to a growing dossier of evidence that biofuels harm the environment and push up food prices.

Socialists propose 'New Deal' for EU farm policy post-2013

The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament yesterday (4 March) tabled its vision for a fair, large-scale reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).

Commission gives green light to genetically-modified potato

In a controversial move, the European Commission yesterday (2 March) gave the green light for the first genetically-modified potato to be cultivated in the European Union.

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Global food prices and CAP reform

The debate on the EU's future Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is taking place in the aftermath of spectacular world food price increases in 2007-...

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Europe and global food security

As the world's population approaches ten billion, issues like climate change, growing scarcity of oil and availability of quality land and water...

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Agriculture: In brief

EurActiv presents an overview of the main developments regarding the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP): its current priorities, major milestones...

Opinion & Analysis

Growing demand for soybeans threatens Amazon rainforest

Lester R. Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute

The food crisis and land investment in developing countries

Joachim von Braun & Ruth Meinzen-Dick, International Food Policy Research Institute

Is Local Food Better?

Sarah DeWeerdt, Worldwatch Institute

How Europe should tackle the global food crisis

Michel Barnier, Agriculture Minister, France

Responding to the global food crisis

Josette Sheeran, Joachim von Braun & Namanga Ngongi, Various organisations
Challenges and responsibilities in feeding tomorrow’s world Phil Newton, European Crop Protection Association
Risk not hazard for good pesticides regulation James Gilmour, former director, Agricultural Advisory Service for Scotland