Policy-makers should find medium to long term solutions to assist farmers to manage the risk associated with extreme weather patterns while reducing the initial cost of transitioning towards sustainable farming models.

While US farm support remains at a low level relative to other developed countries, the World Trade Organization (WTO) biennial trade policy review did find some shifts in the support provided.

While US farm support remains at a low level relative to other developed countries, the World Trade Organization (WTO) biennial trade policy review did find some shifts in the support provided.

Next week will be a relatively quiet one in preparation for the Christmas break for the EU institutions.

The British government will not use threats of food shortages in Ireland as a tactic to strengthen its Brexit negotiating position, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said, rebuffing the controversial suggestion made by a fellow Conservative politician.

Industry association Europabio has welcomed a decision by the European Patent Office (EPO) to abandon a new approach that would have prevented patents being granted to conventionally bred plants.

Policy-makers should find medium to long term solutions to assist farmers to manage the risk associated with extreme weather patterns while reducing the initial cost of transitioning towards sustainable farming models.

EU ambassadors have agreed the Council position on the regulation on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risks assessment in the food chain.

Next week will be a relatively quiet one in preparation for the Christmas break for the EU institutions.

A top Brazilian official has declared that the South American bloc Mercosur is ready to close the trade agreement with the EU, but the talks have broken down again due to the unwillingness of the European Commission.

Retailers and wholesalers have warned the EU institutions not to distort beyond recognition the original Commission draft on unfair trading practices (UTPs) in the agri-food supply chain.

The European Commission has proposed the re-introduction of anti-dumping duties on biodiesel from Argentina after collecting evidence that the cheap imports are unduly subsidised and pose a threat to local producers.

The group of the Socialists and Democrats (S&Ds) of the European Parliament has put forward a reflection document on sustainable development including proposals "to resolve the social and ecological crisis" modern society is facing.

In a major move to combat global deforestation, French authorities have presented a strategy to limit the imports of agri-food products linked to the disappearance of forest areas.

The British government will not use threats of food shortages in Ireland as a tactic to strengthen its Brexit negotiating position, UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said, rebuffing the controversial suggestion made by a fellow Conservative politician.

A new report has warned that the post-Brexit UK could end up bowing to the pro-pesticide lobby and using the withdrawal from the EU as an "opportunity to deregulate"

The Conference of Presidents, the governing body of the European Parliament, has reconfirmed its’ view that the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with the UK cannot be renegotiated.