Latest Agriculture news from the European Union.
No Patents on Seeds! have published a representative survey conducted in five EU member states, i.e. France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Poland. The results clearly show that around 80 percent of EU citizens reject the idea of granting patents on living organisms, e.g. patents on plants or animals.
Around 292,000 tonnes of pesticides were sold in the EU in 2023, marking a 9 per cent decline compared to 2022 and an 18 per cent drop compared to 2021.
The European Commission has proposed a range of measures to ensure Europe’s wine sector remains competitive, resilient, and a vital economic force in the decades to come.
EuroCommerce, representing the European retail and wholesale sector, views the European Commission’s Vision for Agriculture and Food as a starting point towards shaping the future of our agri-food system. However, the association urges the Commission to better acknowledge change requires the entire food chain to work together.
The EU Commission has presented a roadmap for the future of farming and food in Europe, setting the stage for a ‘competitive and fair agri-food system for current and future generations of farmers and agri-food operators’.
The European Union’s geographical indications (GIs) system protects the names of products that have specific qualities or reputations linked to their region of origin. GIs are intellectual property rights that guarantee the authenticity, quality, and distinctiveness of products.
The EU Commission is to allocate EUR 132 million in 2025 to co-fund promotion activities for sustainable and high-quality EU agri-food products in the internal market and worldwide.
