The European Commission published its Vision for Agriculture and Food. A plan set to define EU Agriculture and Food Policy for the mandate and beyond. The Vision was set to be based on the conclusions of the Strategic Dialogue on Agriculture, which the EVU welcomed as a balanced, depolarised document with the capacity of gathering agreement from all […]
Experts at Wageningen University argue that livestock numbers need to be reduced while a transition to plant-based diets should be welcomed by the EU. Every year, academics from Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the EU’s top agriculture institution, present the Mansholt Lecture. Highlighting the dilemmas faced by the region’s farm sector, it’s inspired by Sicco […]
The project managers from our eight partner organisations of the project convened in Cantabria, Spain for the final personal meeting. Drawing near the end of the partnership project the objectives were to finalize project results, evaluate the project, as well as explore future collaboration opportunities. During the three days of the meeting we were focusing […]
The recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling is a major win for plant-based food labelling, striking down France’s attempt to ban “meaty” terms like “burger” and “sausage” for plant-based products. The ECJ confirmed that EU law already provides adequate consumer protection, making additional national regulations unnecessary. The one caveat: governments could still find a […]
The third and final LTTA (Learning, Teaching, Training Activity) of the Rural Entrepreneurship for You(th) project took place at Goloka Ecofarm community in Pontinvrea, Italy from the 4th to 10th July, 2024, gathering youth from partner organizations. The venue of the activity was changed compared to the original plan to have it organised in Ukraine, […]
Last year, in collaboration with the Universities of Ghent and Copenhagen, we released our highly acclaimed report Evolving Appetites as part of the Smart Protein project. This comprehensive study delved into the acceptance of plant-based diets among consumers. Now, we are eager to hear from you! How did you perceive the relevance of our report, and how did it […]
The European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change’s (ESABCC) recent report assesses more than 80 indicators to gauge progress towards EU climate neutrality. After last year’s SAPEA report, this is the second call from EU science advisors that the EU’s food policy is not aligned with climate and environmental goals. The Advisory Board’s findings are stark: efforts […]
From the 12th to 16th October, 2023 the project managers of each 8 partner organizations (with the exception of the Ukrainian representative who was with us online) all met up in France, Lucay-le-male, which is actually the residence of ARGM organization, one of the partners of this project. This organization is located in the heart […]
We are delighted to announce that we have started working with the European Solidarity Corps programme and we are also very honoured to introduce our very first volunteer under this initiative: 🌟 Meet our new volunteer – Tea from Croatia 🌟 🎨 Hobbies and passions.When she’s not immersed in crafting, she’s dancing to her favourite […]
We are delighted to be partners in a new strategic partnership project that focuses on rural entrepreneurship as well as empowering youth in this particular field. The project has been funded and supported by the Erasmus+ program. We have just had our first transnational project meeting that was held in Abentheuer, Germany and we have […]