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An impact assessment of the Farm to Fork Strategy ‘as a whole’ will not be conducted.
The European Commision ‘is in the process’ of banning imports which exceed EU pesticide limits, deputy director general for health and food safety Claire Bury has said.
“We are quite clear that if pesticides are prohibited within the EU, then we should no longer set maximum residue limits for imports from outside the EU. We should also make that prohibition, apply to products that are imported,” Bury told a Food & Farming: What future for Europe? webinar on Wednesday.
“If we’re talking about neonicotinoids where it’s very clear [there is a] threat to pollinators, something which is now recognized as a matter of global concern, then we think that we can justify this according to the to the WTO rules.”
Ensuring sustainable food security is a vital element of Sri Lanka’s
agriculture sector and the country’s economy at large. The COVID-19 pandemic has
highlighted the importance of a robust and resilient food system that can
function in all circumstances and can ensure access to a sufficient supply of affordable
food for all. The current pandemic is just one example. The increasing recurrence
of droughts, floods or new pests are a constant reminder that our food systems
must become more sustainable and resilient.
The European Union (EU) has developed its ‘Farm to Fork’ (FtF) Strategy to
support sustainable food systems in Europe and its partner countries. This
The European Union’s ‘Farm to Fork’ Strategy: useful guidance towards more sustainable and resilient farming and food systems
May, 3, 2021
Ensuring sustainable food security is a vital element of Sri Lanka’s agriculture sector and the country’s economy at large. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of a robust and resilient food system that can function in all circumstances and can ensure access to a sufficient supply of affordable food for all. The current pandemic is just one example. The increasing recurrence of droughts, floods or new pests are a constant reminder that our food systems must become more sustainable and resilient.
Still much to learn about controversial European Union ag proposal
The European Union s proposed Farm to Fork initiative, part of a larger EU Green Deal, generates both strong feelings and uncertainty. 5:30 am, May 3, 2021 ×
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There s disagreement over whether a controversial European Union agricultural proposal, known as the Farm to Fork initiative and part of a larger Green Deal, would be a good thing. But speakers in a recent webinar on the subject generally agreed that more time and information is needed to fully evaluate its impact. The Green Deal itself covers many sectors (of the European economy) directly, and literally every sector indirectly. This requires a huge policy review and overhaul across many areas of European legislation, a lengthy, complicated process, said Alan Hardacre, director of public affairs for CropLife Europe, which represents Europe s crop industry.
Slow Food Europe
European Commission Opens the Door to New GMOs 3 May 2021
European Commission backtracks and opens the door to the deregulation of new GMOs, putting citizens and farmers’ freedom of choice at risk
Slow Food is deeply alarmed by the European Commission’s
from the study on “new genomic techniques” which opens the door to the deregulation of new GMOs, ignoring the precautionary principle.
“Through the EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy, the European Commission committed to accelerate the transition towards a truly sustainable food system. By suggesting that EU GMO rules must be re-opened, the Commission is falling into the trap of pursuing techno-fixes rather than investing in and promoting agroecological systems that benefit farmers, local communities, and the wider environment,” says