After a quarter-century of talks, the EU-Mercosur trade agreement is closer than ever to the finish line. But is it a done ...

After a long break, we are happy to be back with Brîndușa Bîrhala on her homestead in the west of Romania, where she has been ...

After a long break, we are happy to be back with Brîndușa Bîrhala on her homestead in the west of Romania, where she has been busy growing and nurturing farm and family. Yet she remains as keen as ...

An unusual political creature celebrates twenty years of cooperation between a wide range of committed government officials, ...

The Ciasnocha Family Farm team from left to right: Mirosław, Krzysztof, Marian, Paweł and Mateusz Ciasnocha Welcome to Ciasnocha Family Farm – a 730 ha regenerative grassland farm in the Vistula delta ...

While the co-legislators and the trilogue negotiations at EU level continue to derail the future CAP away from the necessary reforms, in December 2020, the European Commission issued EU-wide and 27 ...

In bottom-up movements towards a more socio-ecological countryside, food is a key driver of territorial dynamics. This was a finding of our research on the ground in phase 1 of the Rural Resilience ...

Typical landscape feature of LEADER area Steirisches Vulkanland – some of the 42 extinct volcanos shaping the area with its small settlement and production structures (Source: Bernhard ...

The transhumance is a privileged moment between shepherd and animal, an experience like no other. Both parties know what is expected of them, coming together as a ...

Back in March 2022, and following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the conservative branch of the EU parliament and agricultural ministers started to build on their narrative of at-risk food ...

A well designed redistributive payment is an essential tool to reduce inequalities among CAP beneficiaries and farming systems. But as is often the case, the best design strongly depends on national ...

ARC2020’s Rural Resilience project explores the possibilities for Europe’s territories to become more resilient from the ground up. Building on our 2020-2022 research into initiatives in ...