One out of four animal and plant species is threatened, and 1 million face extinction. The UN warns of a “biodiversity apocalypse,” but experts say: “We spend much more financing the destruction of nature, than ...
On September 15 and 16, the 3rd University Congress on Agrifood Innovation and Sustainability (CUISA) took place in hybrid mode at the Higher Polytechnic School of Orihuela - Miguel Hernández University of Elche (Spa...
Plant nutrients are crucial for fertilizers, but the war in Ukraine is highlighting Europe's dependence on non-EU countries and the risk of a global food crisis. A circular approach is being tested to recover such key...
The European Union is facing the challenge of building a future economy that is sustainable, low carbon, resource- efficient and competitive at the same time. It is crucial for the EU to foster a transition towards a ...
Nitrogen is vital to agriculture and, generally, to our lives, but its use comes at a price. The paper explores a ‘Smart Market’ approach as a possible means to limit its negative impact on the environment.
The Covid pandemic planted the seeds of a new mindset and pushed lots of EU citizens to telecommute from rural areas. However, most of these still record a shrinking population and fewer opportunities than urban zones...
Agri-environment schemes (AES) are incentive mechanisms that provide funding for farmers and land managers so that they adopt measures that help support biodiversity, preserve landscapes and improve quality of water.
Improving the food system sustainability is one of the biggest challenges of our time. It is closely related to other issues such as biodiversity loss, climate change, food security, malnutrition and soil degradation....
The Pelješac Bridge in Dubrovnik-Neretva County will be open to traffic from June 2022. It will connect two areas of Dubrovnik-Neretva County and also Croatia.
From February 11 until March 16 2022, the University of Twente provides a ten weeks master course Global Strategy and Business development with 70+ students participating.
The European Union has updated its rules on fertilisers, which almost exclusively covered mined or chemically produced materials. While new organic fertilisers will now be able to enter the EU market in 2022, research...