Around 40 per cent of the EU’s budget goes on agriculture but a growing number of farmers are struggling. At the same time food has never been so popular or topical whether it’s cooking, organic or obesity issues.
Food and agriculture
Feeding a continent
EU launches billion-euro loan plan for young farmers
The European Union has launched a plan to give up to one billion euros in cheaper loans to young farmers, who are often turned away by banks.
Ready or not? Britain’s ‘no deal’ planning
If Britain's political system fails to break its Brexit logjam on Friday, the country is faced with the prospect of crashing out of the European Union without a deal on April 12.
Human diet causing ‘catastrophic’ damage to planet: study
The way humanity produces and eats food must radically change to avoid millions of deaths and "catastrophic" damage to the planet, according to a landmark study.
EU to challenge US olive tariffs before World Trade Organization
The EU and the US are engaged in trade talks but have made little progress towards launching negotiations on a limited trade deal.
EU welcomes boost in US soybean imports
The EU imports around 14 million tons of soybeans annually for livestock feed and milk production.
Eel trafficking in the EU, the world’s ‘biggest wildlife crime’
Billions of euros worth of critically endangered eels are trafficked each year from Europe, ending up in China and Japan in what is "the largest wildlife crime on Earth," campaigners say.