One of the main issues that the European Commission and EU member states will have to face in the coming years is how to handle innovation in Europe's agricultural sector. The agricultural sector's fight to mitigate climate change and improve sustainability …
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High-tech is gaining ground in the age-old world of agriculture and agricultural innovations have gradually revolutionised work in the fields and on the farm in recent years.
The discussion over the future of biotechnology in Europe heated up after the EU Court ruled in July last year that gene editing should, in principle, fall under the GMO Directive. We focus on the future of biotechnology in Europe, the regulatory framework of the so-called new plant-breeding techniques, as well as GMOs.
The next European Parliament and Commission will have to deal with a number of important issues related to the future of the European agricultural sector.
Over 18 million people across the EU were employed in the bioeconomy in 2015 – mainly in the agriculture, food and beverage sectors, according to the European Commission's Joint Research Centre.
Lawmakers in the European Parliament believe that women have a key role to play in helping to revive rural areas. However, discrimination against women in the farming sector is still widespread.
The EU farming sector is faced with an ageing population. In 2016 only 11% of farm managers in the EU were young farmers under the age of 40 years, according to Eurostat.
The European Union is exploring ways of helping its Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) enter the digital era after 2020.
