Tag: agriculture

How to Improve the State of European Waters

Like other environmental sectors, water bodies are facing ecological challenges such as pollution, climate change, unsustainable freshwater management, and habitat degradation. The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published an assessment of the...

Innovative Application of Information Technologies in Agriculture

BioSens Institute, Institute for Research and Development of Information Technologies in Biosystems, is a pioneer in the digital transformation of agriculture in Serbia. Investigating the scientific and technological boundaries of the innovative...

Organela – The Harmony Of Clean Energy and Organic Agriculture

Clean energy development is a key moment in efforts to establish energy security and preserve our planet. Due to increasingly affordable construction costs, solar power plants have become the most prevalent renewable...

How Extreme Temperatures Affect the Global Economy and Workers’ Health

June 2024 was the thirteenth consecutive month of breaking global temperature records. A United Nations publication titled “United Nations Secretary-General’s Call to Action on Extreme Heat” notes that 2024 will likely be...

Sand and Dust Storms are More Intense and Frequent, Threatening Agriculture and Communities

Sand and dust storms (SDS) have increased dramatically in intensity and frequency in recent years, especially in some regions, highlighting how the phenomenon damages crops and livestock, worsens desertification, and causes health...

Carbon Farms Make Agriculture More Sustainable

Greenhouse gas emissions cause several negative consequences on the planet, such as air pollution, increasing ocean acidity and perhaps the most talked about problem – global warming. Research conducted in almost all corners...

How can Nuclear Techniques Improve Food Safety?

The issue of food security is becoming increasingly important due to climate change, degradation of arable land, pollution and population growth. There are many ways to ensure food is safe, and one...

New Agrisolar Digital Map Presents over 200 Projects across Europe

SolarPower Europe has launched a new digital map highlighting more than 200 agrisolar projects across Europe that exceed a combined capacity of 2.8 GW, including both pilot and commercial projects. Agrisolar, referring to...

Artificial Intelligence in the Fight Against Hunger

How do you imagine the world in 2050? Flying cars? Robots that help us with housework? With all that sophisticated technology, life will certainly be nice for a small part of the...

Italy is Considering Banning the Construction of Solar Power Plants on Arable Land

To improve agricultural production, the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests proposed a draft regulation on agriculture, which, among other things, bans the installation of photovoltaic structures on agricultural land. According...

How Banks Finance the Deforestation of the Amazon

According to the latest research by the non-governmental organization Greenpeace, loans from Brazilian national and international banks and taxpayers’ money finance the illegal clearing of the Amazon rainforest. The investigation analyzed the granting...

SUPPORT FOR FARMERS: COUNCIL ENDORSES TARGETED REVIEW OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY

Today member states' representatives in the Special Committee on Agriculture endorsed a targeted review of certain basic acts of the common agricultural policy (CAP) proposed by the European Commission as a response...

NEW INITIATIVE AIMS TO CURB THE TOXIC IMPACTS OF AGRICULTURE

The governments of Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have come together to launch a 379 million dollars initiative to combat pollution from the use of pesticides and plastics in...

STATE OF EMERGENCY, RESTRICTIONS AND EMPTY TANKS DUE TO DROUGHT

In recent years, the world has witnessed some of the most severe droughts ever, affecting different continents and millions of people. In 2021, Madagascar experienced one of the worst droughts in its history,...

HOW DANGEROUS ARE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PHOSPHORUS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND HOW TO USE IT MORE SUSTAINABLY?

Food safety is a very important topic, especially at a time when pollution, climate change, urbanization and population growth have never been more intense. Phosphorus plays an important role in ensuring food...

Member States set IFAD on track to largest replenishment ever to tackle poverty, hunger and the climate crisis

At a time when climate change and conflict are fuelling greater food insecurity in many developing countries, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) received record-breaking pledges in support of its largest...

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