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French farmers' union FNSEA call for immediate postponement of CBAM, " a matter of life and death"

The FNSEA called, on 30/10/2025, for an immediate postponement of the CBAM, which is due to come into force on 01/01/2026; they ask for the European Commission and MEPs to backtrack on this issue, and for Annie Genevard, the French Minister for Agriculture, Food and Food Sovereignty, to convene an…
Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood
• Category(ies): Trade unions & federations, Decarbonisation , Policies & Regulation, …
• Article # 417615
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©  D.R.

"Developing regenerative agriculture practices across European ecosystems" (R. Bizieau, Lilas4Soils)

"The Lilas4Soils EU-funded project aims to promote regenerative agriculture, encourage carbon storage in agricultural soils, and generate data on stored carbon and the tested practices. It focuses on Mediterranean regions. In France, the demonstration sites extend from New Aquitaine to the…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Producers, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 417137
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FR / De Sangosse: €12M invested in a global R&D centre dedicated to biosolutions in the Occitanie region

“Right now, about 8% of our surface area uses biocontrols and biosolutions. We can easily raise that to 16% with the same product portfolio. It will require some adjustments at programme level, but we have to move beyond the idea that ‘Product A replaces Product B’. We need a broader approach…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, Production / Construction, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 417220
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EU / Agri Council: proposals on the green architecture of the post-2027 CAP; concerns about the next MFF

At European agriculture ministers held their Agriculture Council in Luxembourg, on 27/10/2025; they had, among other topics, a policy debate on the green architecture of the post-2027 common agricultural policy (CAP) proposals, which had been presented by the European Commission on 16/07/2025. It…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): European bodies, Financing & funding, Farming / food production
• Article # 417003
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©  Matthew Gibson

Scenar 2040: A scenario study on the Common Agricultural Policy (JRC/Report)

What will be the consequences of the policy orientations on the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) by 2040? To contribute to the public debate on the future of the CAP, the Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a new report named 'Scenar 2040' on 27/10/2025.
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, European bodies, Financing & funding, …
• Article # 416950
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©  Matthew Gibson

EU: 'There is no easy fix for the environmental and socio-economic aspects of the CAP' (JRC report)

'There is no easy fix for the environmental and socio-economic aspects of the EU's CAP': this is the conclusion of a new report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), named Scenar 2040, which was published on 27 October 2025. To contribute to the public debate on the future of the CAP, the report…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, European bodies, Research & innovation, …
• Article # 416942
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'The greatest potential of algae is in replacing fertilisers' (V. Doumeizel / Ocean Advisor to the UN)

'A few years ago, when we talked about protecting forests, nobody thought about marine forests, even though they produce as much oxygen and absorb more carbon than terrestrial forests. Yet they are burning at the same rate, so it is time to take a look at them', declares Vincent Doumeizel, Ocean…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Bioeconomy, Decarbonisation , …
• Article # 416884
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Agenda of the week : events no to be missed between 27/10/2025 and 02/11/2025

This week’s highlight will be the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council Meeting, from 27 to 28/10/2025, in Luxembourg. Member States Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers will discuss the environmental aspects of the Post-2027 CAP proposals. Other subjects ahead of this Council are Annual Progress…
Domain(s): Energies, Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, European bodies, Trade unions & federations, …
• Article # 416814
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Regenerative agriculture: partnership between PepsiCo and Soil Capital for rapeseed production in Europe

PepsiCo and Soil Capital have signed a long-term partnership to accelerate the adoption of regenerative agriculture by oilseed rape growers in France, Belgium and the UK, the two companies announced on 21/10/2025. The programmes will cover 14,000 hectares of farmland supplying key ingredients for…
Domain(s): Agrifood
• Category(ies): Producers, Decarbonisation , Public health & nutrition, …
• Article # 416791
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Roasting the Planet: Big Meat and Dairy’s Big Emissions (Foodrise report)

Tackling emissions from Big Meat and Dairy must be one of the main components to limit global heating: this is the call launched by Foodrise, Friends of the Earth U.S., Greenpeace Nordic, and Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy in their common study called 'Roasting the Planet: Big Meat and…
Domain(s): Agrifood, Environment
• Category(ies): Academic, Associations & NGOs, Climate adaptation & resilience, …
• Article # 416798
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