Euractiv.com Est. 1min 16-12-2022 (updated: 07-03-2023 ) Innovation and sustainable transition often go together when it comes to the food supply chain. [SHUTTERSTOCK/OLESHKO] Euractiv is part of the Trust Project >>> Print Email Facebook X LinkedIn WhatsApp Telegram International partnerships around the use of new farming technologies, on par with common trade standards, can play a role in making global food production more sustainable. The recent push from the EU to highly consider their sustainability standards in the negotiations with third countries is under discussion on the main global trade fora. While innovation and sustainable transition often go together when it comes to the food supply chain, talks between trade partners tend to neglect the potential for more cooperation in sharing the best technological farming practices. In this series of articles, the EURACTIV agrifood team brings you the latest on the trade talks between the EU and its partners investigating the role of innovation in tipping the balance in the transition to resilient agriculture. EU’s global push on food sustainability standards raises hackles in third countries News | Agrifood 16-12-2022 Est. 4minThe EU’s ambition to hold third countries' food imports to its own sustainability standards has been met with consternation as stakeholders sounded the alarm in key trading partners, including Brazil and the US. Problem shared, halved: Bridging knowledge gaps via farming partnerships News | Agrifood 07-03-2023 Est. 4minPartnerships between countries adapting to the new realities of climate change and soil degradation are key to helping advance sustainable agriculture globally and bridge the knowledge gap, a soil scientist based in Burkina Faso told EURACTIV.
