Food and Natural Resources

An Innovation Days event held in Burkina Faso brought together academic and civil society stakeholders from Europe and Africa to brainstorm solutions to digital transformation challenges.

Stevia-based sweeteners produce only 10 % of sugar’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to EU-backed research.

The tinder fungus’s newly discovered properties are inspiring biodegradable alternatives to current plastics and other materials.

Can today’s scientists accurately predict global biodiversity trends? No, according to a new study, since current approaches make it impossible.

Is an inventory of the carbon stocks of all trees throughout a country possible? Yes, say EU-backed researchers, and go on to demonstrate it in Rwanda, Africa.

A new policy brief highlights the vital relationship between pollinating insects and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

From Champagne to Valpolicella, wines are inextricably tied to the land in which they grow. But is it possible to recreate, growing it in some other location? Our expert Miguel Romano uncorks this puzzle.

‘Toilet-to-tap’ systems can cut strain on water supplies, if we overcome the yuck factor. But how clean is our potable water anyway? We wade in with micropollutants expert Didier Neuzeret.

The EU-funded NewTechAqua project is providing cutting-edge training on fish nutrition and health and helping novel aquaculture solutions reach the market.

Interested in getting into ecological research sites across Europe for free? An EU-backed project has granted over 60 scientists EUR 400 000 for their research at these sites so far.

An open call issued by an EU-backed project is giving SMEs and other companies the chance to make their bio-based technologies and solutions market-ready.

The newly launched ENRICH in Africa (EiA) Centre kickstarts a wide range of services for African and European incubators and accelerators.

A new paper highlights the opportunities, challenges and policy options related to ecosystem services provided by Europe’s forests.

A new policy brief sends a clear message: biodiversity can only improve if biodiversity-enhancing management on farms starts to benefit farmers economically.

It is not all genetics. A new study sheds light on environmental exposures in our vulnerable early years and how they affect our health.

An EU-funded project has launched the first of two open calls for companies interested in developing bio-based materials. Winners will have access to cutting-edge tech that will help scale up their innovations.

New farming, as well as research and innovation approaches, are needed to overcome the challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss and soil degradation. The EU-funded ALL-Ready project is demonstrating how agroecology practices can be adapted across a range of European climates and habitats.

Farmers, policymakers and researchers have joined forces under the EU-funded SUPER-G project to lay the groundwork for sustainable and profitable grassland systems across Europe.

Agroecology projects are taking root across Europe. The EU-funded AE4EU project aims to spread best practices through improved networking and infrastructure.

The EU-funded ECOBREED project brings together partners from Europe, Australia, China and the United States to build a better supply of organic seeds for wheat, potatoes, soy and buckwheat.