Society is increasingly aware of the strategic nature of food. The agri-food sector is postulated as one of the pillars of our democratic societies, due to its leading role in the production of healthy, safe and sustainable food. However, farmers and ranchers suffer serious problems that make their profession difficult....

Protein transition and circular food system transition are two proposed strategies for supporting food system sustainability. Here we model animal-sourced protein to plant-sourced protein ratios within a European circular food system, finding that maintaining the current animal–plant protein share while redesigning the system with circular principles resulted in the largest...

Women who dominate the shellfish harvest sector in Galicia struggle for due representation and policy inclusion. On the North-Western region of Galicia in Spain, shore-based shellfish harvesting is carried out mainly by women. With traditional and very simple tools that have remained virtually unchanged over time, women gather in beaches to...

Atalaia exemplifies the power of community and the enduring value of traditional craft in modern times. In the picturesque region of Galicia in northwest Spain, the tradition of netmaking and repair is deeply intertwined with the local fishing industry. This craft, historically carried out by women, has seen a resurgence thanks...

Dolores Gomez not only leads shellfish gatherers in the male-dominated Galician seafood sector but also places feminism front and centre in the conversation. Dolores Gómez Ordoñez has been the President of Mulleres Salgadas since 2019. Mulleres Salgadas is an association of shellfish gatherers in Spain. It was founded in 2016 and...

Supermarkets play an important role in industrialized food systems, which is why many in academia, politics, industry, and civil society view them as key players in transforming the food system toward greater sustainability. We analyse narratives and proposed solutions in this context, as well as the role of supermarkets in Germany, home...

The Centre for Living Agroecology and Food Systems is pleased to share the conference "Crossed Perspectives: Agroecology Insights from Europe and Chile" with Alexander Wezel, Research Director of Isara and Andrés Muñoz-Sáez from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Chile. This conference took place on 12 September...

The Centre for Living Agroecology and Food Systems is delighted to share this cross-interview with Andrés Muñoz-Sáez from the University of Chile's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Alexander Wezel, Director of Research at Isara. To find out more about the Centre's activities and expertise, please visit our website: www.centreagroecologie.fr We invite you...

The Centre for Living Agroecology and Food Systems is delighted to share with you an interview with one of our guests: Andrés Muñoz-Sáez from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Chile. To find out more about the Centre's activities and expertise, please visit our website: www.centreagroecologie.fr We invite you...

Eco-schemes, one of the new elements of the European Union common agricultural policy (CAP) 2023-27, support farmers in adopting practices that minimise the negative impact of agriculture on the environment and climate, and help them evolve towards more sustainable farming models. 

the European Commission published a study estimating the climate change mitigation potential of 19 CAP Strategic Plans for the 2023-2027 period. It concludes that these Plans have the potential to significantly contribute to climate objectives in the land sector, with an estimated mitigation potential up to 31 million tonnes of CO2e...

To enhance the contribution of the EU farming sector to the EU climate objectives,multiple Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan (CSP) instruments were designedto increase the carbon sinks and to reduce emission sources. In addition, in the CSPs,32% of the total Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) funding is aimed to be devoted...

Over the last three decades organic food and farming has been growing year by year across the EU and continues doing so. The EU’s organic market is very dynamic with growth rates varying between countries. Policies can positively impact this growth – both production and consumption. In 2022, the EU’s total...

This second volume of the country reports series enlarges the documentation, analysis, and development of agroecology in Europe, and provides examples of implementation in different countries. The 11 countries studied within this volume show somewhat similar results as found in with the first 13 countries mapped in volume 1. There...

This science-policy study sets out how forest-related biodiversity could be included in the EU Taxonomy, to help encourage sustainable investments in forests. The EU Taxonomy Regulation creates a common set of indicators and criteria to classify sustainable commercial activities and investments. While forest-related activities have been included in the EU Taxonomy...

This report delves into the intricate interplay between drivers, pressures and impacts on soil in the 32 Member States of the European Environment Agency (EEA), along with six cooperating countries from the West Balkans, Ukraine and UK, shedding light on the multifaceted challenges facing soil conservation efforts. Our analysis shows...

SOLO project aims to deliver actionable transdisciplinary roadmaps for future soil-related research and innovation activities in the EU, contributing to achieving the objectives of the EU Soil Mission. To achieve this overarching goal, the project employs a transdisciplinary task force known as Think Tanks (TTs). Comprising 10 Think Tanks, SOLO...

Local and regional ‘parliaments of the sea’ can ensure the participation of society in the management of marine areas while respecting the rights of fishers. An example from France.  “Numerous ethnographic studies show that the sea and its resources are not an open-access resource, but a common good, collectively controlled by...

Organic agriculture is widely considered an agricultural method that aims to produce food products by turning to natural processes and substances, limiting, in the same time, the impact on the environment. In the last period, there has been an evident growing trend in consumers’ preference for organic food products, that...

Abstract: The present study, centred on customer online shopping behaviours, aims at analysing the frequency of vegetable acquisition and its main determining factors, while considering different methods of payment, i.e. cash, debit card, and bank transfer on the Romanian market. Using data obtained from a questionnaire applied nationwide, a descriptive analysis and logistic regression were performed. An immature...