The third Global Bioeconomy Summit #GBS2020 will take place fully virtual from 16 to 20 November 2020 with the support of the German government. Since the first summit in Berlin in 2015, the summits have established themselves as a unique format for global exchange on bioeconomy policy, governance and sustainable development.
An estimated 150 million tonnes of plastic waste are floating around the oceans. It is high time for alternative materials – biopolymers could help. And they can do much more than that.
The new nova paper #14 gives an overview on the status and sustainability assessments of new food and biomass technologies such as organic farming, insect protein, artificial meat, precision agriculture, vertical urban farming and improved plant varieties.
The core theme for Science Week 2020 is ‘Choosing our Future’; focusing on how science can improve our lives in the future, and in the present.
Virtual address by ZEF’s Joachim von Braun looks at how factors such as policy and innovation relate to transformation of food systems.
Traditional agriculture is facing increasing scarcity of water due to climate change. A farm on Scotland's West Coast is using the Atlantic Ocean to grow vegetables instead. They are using saltwater instead of fresh to grow food.
Cleaner air since the start of coronavirus restriction measures could lead to a global increase in wheat yields this year of between 2% and 8%, according to a study led by the JRC.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CropLife International renewed and strengthened their commitment to work together and find new ways to transform agri-food systems and promote rural development through on the ground investment and innovation.
Leather substitutes derived from fungi are considered to be an ethical and environmentally friendly alternative to traditional bovine leather.
The use of good practices in biomass supply can offer opportunities within the agricultural and forestry sectors to deliver more biomass while fulfilling the need to manage landbased ecosystems sustainably and to foster employment and profit generation in rural areas.
On a mission to save our soils - the EU's plan to rebuild the land
Women researchers are strongly influencing the adoption of agricultural biotechnology in Africa.
The ongoing health crisis around COVID-19 has raised global concerns on food and nutrition security. India has not seen immediate serious disruptions in the food system during the pandemic primarily because of good harvests in the previous crop seasons; sufficient buffer stock of grains, and a slew of welfare measures declared by the Government to protect vulnerable populations e.g. smallholder farmers, agricultural laborers, migrant workers, etc.
"Biodiversity is vital to improving agricultural and food production and maintaining our planet's resources and ecosystems," said FAO Director-General QU Dongyu, calling for more to be done to prevent the biodiversity loss undermining the resilience of many agricultural systems and posing a serious threat to global food security.
Could tobacco help in the fight against coronavirus? As researchers all over the world race to develop a vaccine for COVID19, Futuris takes a look at how scientists in Spain are using molecular farming to help build tailor-made vaccines and antibodies.
The outbreak of the coronavirus is having an unparalleled effect on our society and economy. Farmers and every actor of the EU food supply chain are working hard to keep feeding Europe, despite the difficulties they face. The European Commission will continue to support farmers and food producers, collaborate with EU member states, and take whatever measures are necessary to ensure the health and well-being of the people of Europe.
Today, the European Commission adopted a comprehensive new Biodiversity Strategy to bring nature back into our lives and a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system. The two strategies are mutually reinforcing, bringing together nature, farmers, business and consumers for jointly working towards a competitively sustainable future.
The current coronavirus pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to most European countries. A JRC analysis highlights the critical contribution of migrant workers to the ongoing effort to keep basic services running in the European Union during the coronavirus pandemic.
The objective of the seminar is to describe the potential of local biorefineries on supporting EU policies on environment and climate, and their contribution to EU self-sufficiency with plant protein and bio-based products. The seminar is accompanied by an exhibition on grass proteins and samples of grass protein that runs from 28 to 30 April 2020.
The European Commission, the EU Japan Regional Cooperation Helpdesk and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation jointly organise the EU-Japan Clusters and Regions/Prefectures Cooperation Event.
