Agriculture Our vision is of farming which respects the world’s finite resources and is fair to farmers and consumers

MEPs keep alive greener farming

13 March 2013

Members of the European Parliament today voted to continue the process of ‘greening’ European agriculture.

However the changes don’t go far enough, says Friends of the Earth Europe which is calling for much stronger measures to protect the environment and the majority of small farmers.

The vote on the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) comes on a wave of growing public opposition to industrial farming and its increasingly harmful impacts on the countryside and consumers. 

8 March 2013

Tell MEPs you want people and planet-friendly farming

Nex week (March 13) the European Parliament will vote on reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), and there's still time for you to take action and ask for greener farming.

21 February 2013

Take action for greener farming

With just three weeks to go before the European Parliament vote on reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), you can take action for greener farming.

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Europe's current model of farming and food consumption is destroying the environment and hurting people. Industrial agriculture damages water supplies, wildlife and rural communities, and its impacts are felt heavily in developing countries.

Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns to stop the expansion of industrial agriculture with all its negative environmental and social impacts. We promote farming and food which respects the world's finite natural resources and is fair to farmers and consumers.

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Off Their Game - The Green 10's Mid-Term Review of the European Commission's Environmental Track Record 2010-2012

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The Truth behind the CAP: 13 reasons for green reform

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