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.
In Sumatra, small-scale farmers in particular play a key role, according to a study on the conversion of rainforests into monocultures and their effects.
A farm in France’s Normandy region is building a methanisation facility which will supply the local commune with gas, thanks to ERDF funding.
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.
One Acre Fund distributes crucial farm inputs, like seed and fertilizer, on credit to smallholder farmers across rural East and Southern Africa with more than 800,000 clients today and plans to serve at least 1.2 million by 2020.
On the occasion of the third African Union – European Union agricultural ministerial conference, African Union and the European Union representatives will for the first time endorse a Political Declaration, accompanied by an action agenda, with the overall aim of further strengthening the Africa-EU partnership in food and farming at all levels.
