Agricultural and Rural Convention - ARC2020

France | The Ag Coop that Shares More than Machinery

What if, instead of going into debt to invest in their farms, farmers came together to pool equipment? What if, instead of ...
Agricultural and Rural Convention - ARC2020

CAP | EU Watchdog Gears Up To Fight For Fairness in Future Farming Policy

The EU’s watchdog is ready for the fight over fairness in the EU’s future farming policy just as NGOs launch another round of ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Beer farmers – a Fair Deal for a Good Drink

This article first appeared on the seeds4all website, part of the ARC2020 family. Belgium is famous for beer. And even being a small country, the multinational Belgian brewery industry is a big player ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

CAP Environmental Derogations: What is the Impact on Food Security?

Back in March 2022, and following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the conservative branch of the EU parliament and agricultural ministers started to build on their narrative of at-risk food ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Impact of CAP Beyond the EU – A Closer Look on Soya Imports and Milk Product Exports

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a policy of the European Union that mainly focuses on agriculture and the food system in each Member State. However, the CAP also has a decisive influence on ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Agroecology has a PR problem. Here’s how we can solve it.

How accessible are conversations around transition? As we at ARC2020 deepen our longstanding work to support agroecology and food sovereignty, with a focus this year on the right to food in our Rural ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Letter From The Farm | The More-Than-Human Magic of Transhumance

The transhumance is a privileged moment between shepherd and animal, an experience like no other. Both parties know what is expected of them, coming together as a ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Sustainable Food Systems Law – EU Food Policy Coalition’s Recommendations for a Meaningful Transition

As the European Commission prepares for the launch of its proposal on the Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Legislative Framework in late September, the EU Food Policy Coalition has published a joint ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Ukraine Joining the EU – An Elephant in the Room

A town sign with the logo of MHP, the biggest chicken-meat producer in Southeast Europe © Hans Wetzels If Ukraine joins the European Union, and the current Common ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Czech CAP Strategic Plan – Redistributive Payments and the Counter-Productive Tension Between Small and Big

A well designed redistributive payment is an essential tool to reduce inequalities among CAP beneficiaries and farming systems. But as is often the case, the best design strongly depends on national ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

Op-Ed | Europe Must End The Double Standards In Toxic Pesticides Exports

A number of hazardous pesticides which are banned in the EU are freely manufactured and exported to other countries with weaker regulations, putting human health and the environment at risk. The EU ...
Europe's Milk Crisis

British Agriculture – Is the Era of Subsidies Over?

Many British farmers are in a bad place. While there is some overlap with the struggles of farmers in the EU, for farmers in England, the move from farm income support via basic payments to a system ...