Agrifood Brief: Waste not, want not

Euractiv | Sep 2, 2022 at 12:33 PM
  • It’s fair to say that this year we all got a lot more than we bargained for.
  • Commission adopts new rules to fastrack approval of biological pesticides The European Commission adopted new rules designed to increase the availability of and access to biological plant protection products on Wednesday (31 August) as part of efforts to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides.
  • To address the consequences of the war in Ukraine on food security and to reduce uncertainty in the food supply chain, the Greek ministry of rural development and food has decided to make the most of certain derogations from environmental measures in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), permitted by the European Commission before the summer.