World news about “Agriculture” published by euronews.
What will you be eating in the future? Alex Taylor, Euronews presenter: “What are we going to eat tomorrow? To what extent should the EU take a close look at what is on our plates? ‘Apart from… 03/02/2012
First appearance of animal virus in UK Scientists have discovered the first ever outbreak in the UK of a disease that causes birth defects and miscarriages in animals. The Schmallenberg virus was… 26/01/2012
Drought hit Mexican farmers – nocomment Hundreds of farmers from northern Mexico marched in the capital to demand federal government assistance following a year of devastating drought which they say… 24/01/2012
DR Congo: harvesting on the ruins of war For over a decade, the Democratic Republic of Congo had been ravaged by what many refer to as Africa’s first world war. The fighting was concentrated in the… 03/11/2011
Towards a new Common Agricultural Policy Roman, from Kalisz, in Poland, asks the EU Commissioner in charge of agriculture and rural development, Dacian Ciolos: “Will reform of the Common Agricultural… 14/10/2011
EU unveils controversial agricultural reforms A Common Agricultural Policy that is fairer, greener, and more competitive is the stated objective of proposed reforms announced by the European Commissioner… 12/10/2011
Activists dressed as cows protest against proposals of the EU’s CAP reformActivists from the environmental organization “Friends of the Earth Europe” dressed as cows protest against proposals, which are part of a planned reform of… 12/10/2011
Putin tries to boost China-Russia relations Attempting to boost relations between Moscow and Beijing, the Russian prime minister has met the Chinese President as part of a two-day visit. Both… 12/10/2011
Distance no object as farmers get behind All Blacks For one farmer who lives and works on the rolling hills of Gisborne on New Zealand’s north island, the Rugby World Cup could not be happening at a worse time… 10/10/2011
Brussels seeks to resolve GM honey trap A recent ruling in the European Court of Justice stated honey contaminated by Genetically Modified crops must be clearly labelled. The decision also paved the… 19/09/2011
Garlic against global warming from cows Grass goes in one end, methane comes out the other. As a greenhouse gas, this is far more potent than carbon dioxide. So, scientists on a research farm in… 02/08/2011
GM crops face prospect of blanket EU ban Genetically modified crops now face the prospect of being banned outright in the EU. The potential prohibition, which still needs European Council… 05/07/2011
Soaring food prices – who’s to blame? At the recent G20 Agriculture summit in Paris, protesters outside the venue chanted “Markets – leave our food alone” as high prices put millions at risk of… 27/06/2011
G20 agrees farm deal, but not commodities regulation Farm ministers from the G20, the world’s largest economies, have agreed on ways to tackle high food prices at a conference in Paris. But it was a… 23/06/2011
Activists protest against G20 agriculture ministers’ meeting in Paris – nocomment Farming activists protested against the opening of the G20 agriculture ministers’ meeting in Paris, France. The activists, some dressed as ears of corn and… 23/06/2011
How do we stop the world going hungry? To get some perspective on the problems of rising food prices and the effect this is having worldwide, euronews spoke to Laurent Levard of GRET, an NGO that… 22/06/2011
Europe’s farmers unhappy with E. coli compensation The EU’s decision to pay out just 210 million euros in compensation to those who have lost out financially to the deadly E. coli epidemic has not pleased many… 15/06/2011
EU-Russia vegetable row clouds summit Russian and European Union leaders have begun talks in Nizhny Novgorod, east of Moscow, that are likely to be dominated by a dispute over the Kremlin’s ban on… 09/06/2011
EU aid to farmers side-swiped by E. coli raised to 210m euros A European aid package for fruit and vegetable traders suffering from lost sales because of the deadly E. coli crisis has been increased to 210 million euros… 08/06/2011
EU vegetable traders to get E.coli compensation Europe-wide compensation for furious fruit and vegetable traders will come up for discussion this Tuesday in Luxembourg. A spokesman at the European… 06/06/2011
E. coli toll on produce growers All over Europe, people have lost their appetite for fresh vegetables, no matter where they have been grown. A Berlin open air market was bereft of its… 01/06/2011
Cocoa prices volatile Cocoa prices have picked up as a prolonged conflict between presidential rivals in Ivory Coast appeared close to a conclusion. Ivory Coast is the world’s… 07/04/2011
José Bové, ex-rebel now MEP As far as the French go, José Bové is no ordinary Frenchman. At times he has come across as larger than life, stirring up a crowd in Seattle… interfering with… 17/03/2011
Food crisis warning from FAOThe UN’s food agency is calling for rules to curb speculation in surging commodity prices. The Food and Agriculture Organisation is warning that the world… 25/01/2011
Eastern China hit by droughtThe Shandong province in Eastern China is facing its worst drought in a century, damaging crops and threatening nearly a quarter of a million residents with… 24/01/2011
Top of the crops in NYC’s rooftop farms “There is now a new educated movement that believes in doing it themselves. Of removing themselves from as many systems as possible,” said Patrick Martins… 16/11/2010
BONUS: Giuseppe Miranti Here are some more thoughts from organics farmer Giuseppe Miranti. 12/07/2010
Climate change in the land of pigs and honey Giuseppe Miranti, organic farmer: “It’s unusual to see piglets at this time of year. The sows normally give birth in the spring or autumn, because the… 12/07/2010
British wine wins prizes The sene almost looks like France or even Italy – vineyards rolling almost as far as the eye can see – but in fact these 265 acres of vineyards are in… 18/05/2010
Farmers in India convert to organic cotton Cotton is one of the most polluting industries in the world. India is the second largest producer after Turkey. Although cotton only occupies five percent… 18/05/2010
Tractor protest in Bulgaria over farm subsidiesHundreds of Bulgarian farmers have been protesting in the capital Sofia against subsidy cuts in the latest round of austerity measures. About 3,000 grain… 07/12/2011
Sheep fill the streets of Madrid in age-old customHundreds of animals have filled the centre of Madrid, marking an age old tradition. The so-called transhumance is an ancient custom in which sheep and… 31/10/2011
Bolivia welcomes road protester heroesA two-month long protest march against plans to build a road through a rainforest reserve has ended in La Paz. Thousands of people turned out to give the… 20/10/2011
MEPs give thumbs up to Palestinian trade dealWhile the battle for peace talks and statehood rumbles on, the EU has given its thumbs up to a trade deal with the Palestinian authority. It means that… 27/09/2011
French farmers protest over cheap importsFrench farmers on Thursday staged a protest in Paris, calling on the government to introduce protectionist measures against cheaper imports. Fruit growers… 18/08/2011
Angry French farmers raid Spanish fruit trucksFurious French farmers have attacked Spanish fruit and vegetable deliveries as effects of the E.coli crisis continue to bite. Spanish producers have slashed… 12/08/2011
Africa famine prompts emergency UN talksThe United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation is holding an emergency meeting in Rome to discuss the famine crisis affecting east Africa. Several… 25/07/2011
Brazilian handed job as UN’s food chiefBrazil’s Jose Graziano da Silva is the new chief of the UN food agency charged with reducing global hunger, at time when food prices are going through the… 26/06/2011
Five children sick in e-coli outbreak in FranceBeef burger meat bought at a supermarket in France is suspected of being behind an outbreak of e-coli bacteria. Five children are in a serious condition in… 16/06/2011
No charges for E. coli farmThe farm at the centre of the E. coli outbreak that killed at least 31 people will not face charges. German authorities say their investigations show the… 12/06/2011
Drought declared in UK as Europe suffersAn official state of drought has been declared in some parts of Britain after the driest spring on record. Much of northern Europe is also suffering with… 11/06/2011
EU-Russia summit clears vegetables for importRussia has agreed to lift a ban on vegetable imports from the European Union if the EU provides safety guarantees. A row over this was cleared up at a… 10/06/2011
E.coli: scientists ponder multiple sourcesScientists in Germany investigating the deadly E.coli food poisoning outbreak are still working on the possibility that it originated from several… 09/06/2011
Veg growers say EU aid package is inadequateA European aid package for vegetable farmers reeling from losses in the wake of the E.coli crisis has been increased to 210 million euros. But, as the… 09/06/2011
EU Commissioner slams E.coli crisis managementThe mess provoked by the E.coli outbreak in Europe, with governments taking over-hasty unilateral action and communication failures between ministries and … 07/06/2011
Europe’s farmers angry over ‘killer’ cucumber crisisThe fallout from the E.coli crisis is being felt by cucumber farmers across Europe after Germany wrongly identified Spanish produce as the source of the… 07/06/2011
No proof Spain to blame for deadly cucumbers says ministerSpain’s agriculture minister has said there is no proof as yet that a rare E. coli contamination of cucumbers that has killed six people in Germany occurred… 27/05/2011
Europe’s farmers worried by the weatherLast month was the second hottest month of April since 1900. The high temperatures and lack of rain has worried people across Europe, but farmers are… 11/05/2011
French grain farmers damn droughtThe strawberry harvest is already under way in Britain. An unusually warm April jump-started the season, swelled the harvest and boosted quality, the sun… 10/05/2011
Search for quake victims continuesThe Japanese authorities are conducting a third day of their latest intensive search for upto 12 000 people, still missing since the earthquake and tsunami in… 25/04/2011
Good for health, bad for profitsThe plunging price of olive oil is putting pressure on Spain’s farmers. Selling for as little as 65 euro cents a litre in supermarkets – less than it costs… 15/02/2011
Green Week overshadowed by dioxin scandalGreen Week, the annual Berlin expo devoted to farm produce and food opened to the public on Friday. But over the plates of sausage and steins of beer… 21/01/2011
German pork now feared dioxin-taintedGermany’s dioxin contaminated eggs scandal has spread to pork, and could also concern poultry, as well as cow’s milk. More than 4,700 German farms were closed… 11/01/2011
Germany weighs tougher food controlsGermany said on Monday that it is considering tighter controls on animal feed suppliers after excessive levels of highly toxic dioxin were found in some of… 10/01/2011
Call for tough sanctions over German dioxin scandalThe German government has called for tough punishments for those responsible for contaminating animal feed with a toxic chemical. Tests found high levels of… 09/01/2011
Dioxin source facing legal action in GermanyThe company at the centre of Germany’s dioxin food contamination could face criminal charges according to the country’s agriculture ministry. Harles und… 08/01/2011
Dioxin alert closes German farmsNearly 5,000 farms in Germany have been closed down while scientists investigate the contamination of animal feed with a highly toxic chemical. German… 07/01/2011
Germans warned to look out for bad eggsConsumers in Germany have been warned to be on the look out for contaminated eggs. Thousands of farms have been forced to halt sales. The warning comes… 05/01/2011
Cocoa the key to Ivory Coast standoffCocoa is the lifeblood of Ivory Coast. Fortunes, both material and political, depend upon it. While 2010’s output is comparable to the year before’s, the… 03/01/2011
Bees health on EU agendaEurope is taking a serious look at the health of its bees. It is because of several countries’ alarm over dying bees, both inside the EU and abroad. The… 06/12/2010
Farm funding reform in EU pairs economic and ‘green’ viabilityDirect subsidies to farmers in Europe should be linked to protecting the environment, says the European Commission. A plan it has adopted on reforming the… 18/11/2010
EU to look at leaner, more targeted farm policyEurope’s far-reaching Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) needs to be fairer to small farmers and the countryside, according to EU farm commissioner Dacian… 17/11/2010
GMO cultivation debate heats up for autumnThe French Department of Gers, a source of the delicacy ‘foie gras’, is proceeding with a legal case against the European Commission, over genetically… 20/09/2010
Foreign workers flock to French grape harvestThe grape harvest is underway and, this year, there has been no trouble finding pickers. Unemployment in Spain, Portugal and Eastern Europe means there has… 18/09/2010
Hybrid fruit is what consumers want say scientistsHow about a pear with the texture of a melon but the flavour of a mango? Or an apple with flesh the colour of a water-melon? Researchers in Lleida in… 15/09/2010
Growing global demand for scarce resourceFor many Europeans it is a commodity that is part of everyday life but nearly one billion people worldwide have little or no access to water. Resources are… 08/09/2010
Kazakhstan revives old water solutionThe leader of Kazakhstan used a meeting with Russia’s President Medvedev this week to revive an old Soviet-era idea to divert Siberian rivers southwards to… 08/09/2010
Drought provokes Russian grain price hikeRussian shoppers are seeing hikes in the price of basic foodstuffs such as buckwheat, flour and milk. A severe drought this summer coupled with wildfires… 26/08/2010
Potash sure of better bids than BHP’sPotash Corporation’s board has confirmed it is in talks with several potential buyers for a better price than BHP Billiton’s hostile 30 billion euro offer… 23/08/2010
Battle to save ‘unique’ Russian fruits and berriesAn inquiry ordered by President Medvedev could be the last chance to save the world’s largest collection of fruits and berries from being bulldozed to make… 19/08/2010
French farmers welcome a rise in milk pricesFrench dairy farmers and their larger customers have struck a deal over the price of milk, diffusing tensions in the highly volatile sector. Under the terms… 19/08/2010
No grain drain as Russia slaps ban on exportsRussia has slapped a temporary ban on grain exports to keep inflation under control after the worst heatwave on record decimated crops. Prime Minister… 05/08/2010
Russian wheat feels the heatIt is not just wildfires that have destroyed Russia’s crops, a unprecedented drought has ravaged the country’s farming heartland. The coffee-black soil has… 04/08/2010
Dairy farmers latest Italians to protestItalian dairy farmers have been protesting in Rome against part of the government’s austerity package that hits some hard, and annoys Brussels. Farmers… 20/07/2010
EU backs more organic food productionDespite an increase in the amount of land farming organic produce within the European Union – about 4.3 per cent of total land cultivated – the organic sector… 19/07/2010
Mad cow rules reviewed in EuropeThe nightmare of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Enchephalitis – or Mad Cow Disease) is mercifully almost forgotten in the EU now. In total almost 200,000 cases of … 16/07/2010
GMOs divide EuropeCalled by some a wonder of biotechnology and by others a ticking time bomb for our health and ecology, since their launch in the 1990s, GMOs have roused great… 13/07/2010
EU deadlocked over GMOsIn an effort to break the EU deadlock over GMOs which has seen just two GM crops authorised in the last 12 years, the European Commission is now proposing to… 13/07/2010
GM crops: both sides of the debateTo go further into the GM crop debate, we’re joined by two people with plenty of knowledge on the matter. In Paris, Dr. Christian Vélot, a researcher in… 13/07/2010
EU dairy farmers demoEuropean dairy farmers were demonstrating outside the European Institutions in Brussels today. They have been complaining for more than a year that they are… 12/07/2010
Unique vinyard faces destructionBelgium is famous for fine beers but Armand Ell’s wine has also garnered praise since he started growing it in a public park in Brussels more than 35 years… 02/07/2010
Agriculture vs global warmingAll the economic sectors of the EU are engaged in the bloc’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by the year 2020. What role can agriculture play in… 11/05/2010
French farmers go slow in ParisTen thousand French farmers staged a go-slow protest in the streets of Paris on Tuesday to call for an increase in agricultural subsidies. The farmers… 27/04/2010
French farmers protest in ParisThousands of French farmers are protesting in Paris today to call for more financial aid to help them through the economic downturn. Falling prices and… 27/04/2010
Fog of ash hits Iceland’s farmersAs Europe takes to the skies again, down on the ground Iceland’s farmers fight with the fallout from last week’s volcanic eruption. The Eyjafjallajokull… 21/04/2010
Have your say on EU agricultureThe latest preparations for reforming Europe’s agriculture include consulting the public. How can EU farming be fairer and greener? 19/04/2010
Latest EU agriculture debate to include diversificationCan European Common Agricultural Policy, or ‘CAP’, meet society’s expectations, and if so, how? Brussels is launching a public debate on this, to run until… 12/04/2010
Dacian Ciolos interviewThe Common Agricultural Policy, the CAP, is a source of much friction in the EU. But it is due to be reformed by the end of 2013 and initial consultations… 09/04/2010
Health Commissioner defends GM potato decisionIt was up to European Health and Consumer Commissioner John Dalli to announce that the genetically-modified potato may now be grown in the EU. Euronews asked… 03/03/2010
GMO potato approval has critics gnashing teeth in EuropeThe so-called ‘Frankentstein potato’ is the centre of new controversy over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the European Union. The first decision… 03/03/2010
Sarkozy snubs Paris Agriculture showThe Paris Agriculture show has opened at the Porte de Versailles exhibition hall – but French President Nicolas Sarkozy has risked the wrath of France’s… 27/02/2010
Greek PM urges farmers to accept changeThe Greek prime minister has dismissed claims by striking farmers for more money. On Monday farmers continued ten days of protests by marching through Athens… 27/01/2010
Agribusiness gathers at Berlin’s Green WeekFeeding the world is big business and the world’s biggest fair for the food and agriculture industry is underway in the German capital Berlin… 15/01/2010
Rice that doesn’t need cookingA revolutionary rice is being trialled in India. Unlike normal rice, this strain does not need cooking. It can be eaten after soaking in room temperature… 13/01/2010
Bringing good food to the peopleMartin is a man on a mission – to bring the fresh produce of the countryside into the heart of the city. Four years ago this agricultural engineer set up a… 09/12/2009
Farmers in India convert to organic cottonCotton is one of the most polluting industries in the world. India is the second largest producer after Turkey. Although cotton only occupies five percent… 24/11/2009
Agricultural anger: Spanish capital besieged by irate farmersAs many as 100,000 Spanish farmers have thronged in the capital Madrid in a mass protest against the depressed market for agricultural produce. Saturday’s… 21/11/2009
Underinvestment in agriculture provides serious food for thoughtWith the threat of famine predicted to get worse, investing in agriculture is seen as our best way of tackling it. Three quarters of the world’s poor live… 16/11/2009
Auditors’ Court approves EU accounts, with a sting in the tailRural Europe, tax police patrol farm buildings built fraudulently with EU subsidies… sound familiar? It is to the European Court of Auditors. And yet, for the… 10/11/2009
Spuds UpIn Peru, at the International Potato Centre, researchers have developed aeroponics, meaning they can grow grow potato seeds with only air, water and a… 09/11/2009
