New @ipesfood report shows 1% of the world’s largest farms now control 70% of the world’s farmland!!! 🚨
Small & medium-scale farmers are being squeezed out.

Read the Land Squeeze report ipes-food.org/report/land-sq…

🗓️ Don't miss out! Join our #EUElections webinar on April 28 to learn more about:
🇪🇺 the key role of EU politics for food & agriculture
✊ the importance of citizen engagement
🤝 ways you can get involved

Secure your spot 👉 bit.ly/3WkYlc1

The Good Lobby #FeedTheChange

😱 POLITICIANS MANIPULATING FARMERS TO WIN VOTES?

DeSmog reveals an oil-funded think tank backed by Orbán is organising farmer protests in the run-up to the EU elections.

In June, #UseYourVote for the EU democracy, the environment and farmers.
bit.ly/3QRmNhZ

This provides a great opportunity to support local farmers and agricultural communities which contributes to their livelihoods and allows us to enjoy the nutritional benefits of this fruit hence promoting overall health and well-being.

4 reasons why the EU should put food at the ♥️ of its political agenda:
❤️‍🩹 Protecting Human Health
🌱 Saving Nature & Fighting #ClimateChange
👨‍🌾 Helping Farmers & Rural Areas
🤝 Fostering Social Justice

Our article bit.ly/3QqNtWu
#EUElections #FeedTheChange #UseYourVote

🗳️Today, European Parliament prioritized short-term political gains over farmers & the planet by stripping #CAP of environmental ambitions.

Farmers call for fair revenues, instead the EU slashes vital sustainability rules, favoring big polluters.
#EUFarm2Fork
👉 bit.ly/3JBrmc5

.European Parliament is opening the 🇪🇺 door to untested #NewGMOs , which means:
👎 Lowering of envi & health protection
👎 No guarantees of corporate liability
👎 Foreseeable rise of corporate seed control
👎 More burden on the organic sector to stay GM-free
#EUFarm2Fork #GMOs

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The European Commission's proposed #CAP reform is based on the wishes of a single farming union that claims to speak for 'all farmers'🤥voxeurop.eu/en/copa-cogeca…

Meanwhile, two other farmer representatives were 'consulted but not heard'💢👇organicseurope.bio/content/upload…

Food can and should only be a bridge to peace.

Edie Mukiibi writes about how the ongoing conflicts make millions hungry.

We demand an end to the use of hunger as a weapon so that the people of Gaza can receive food, clean water and medicine🕊️
slowfood.com/blog-and-news/…

The World Bank still uses PUBLIC MONEY to fund Big Meat & Dairy🚨

Financing factory farming contradicts any commitment to transition to sustainable food systems.

And you want your taxes to fund this?

Sign the petition and #StopFinancingFactoryFarming 👇🏼
bit.ly/WBpetition

🗳️ During #EUElections2024 , #FeedTheChange ! 🌱

June 6-9, advocate for fairer food policies in the EU elections.

Check our 5 key demands for sustainable farming, local food systems, and access to healthy food for all
feedthechange.slowfood.com

Share your ideas and tag @slowfoodHQ!

Ursula von der Leyen European Commission our eyes are on you!

🇪🇺 food production isn't at threat right now, but it will be if EU leaders keep ignoring the #ClimateCrisis .

In the EU, the lack of #FoodSecurity is a matter of poverty, social exclusion & difficult access to food.

📈production won't solve any of it.

euractiv.com/section/agricu…

-2 days! ⏰

Apply for our free online training on how and join others who want to have a positive impact on the future of agriculture in the EU!

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Today marked the beginning of a two-day Agroecology Training at the Kahua-ini Community Garden in Wanyororo, Nakuru County. The training aims to equip participants with essential knowledge and practical skills in Agroecology. Biovision Foundation Slow Food

What happens if #COP28 fails to address agriculture's largest driver of emissions?

#Meatlobbies see it as a win as intensive animal farming continues unregulated!

Alarming news from Rachel Sherrington on DeSmog but what can we learn for the next match?

👉 bit.ly/meatlobbies

🚨European Commission's proposal to slash vital sustainability rules for agricultural #CAP subsidies is undemocratic!

📢 We urge YMGE EU Parliament to reject it and prioritize public interest, science, #biodiversity , climate action, and farmers' rights!
👉 bit.ly/3TLdtwy

✉️April PAN Newsletter is now available! A study in South Tyrol shows pesticides go up the mountains. Germany recognised Parkinson’s as an occupational disease for farmers. While the EU Union is trying to weaken the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). ➡️pan-europe.info/resources/news…

🥂 Last week, we joined Friends of the Earth Europe🌍 Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) PAN Europe & foodwatch International to crash #ForumForAg -- aka 'Forum for Agribusiness Profits.'

🚫They poison fields, farmers & food -- all while blocking the policies we need for sustainable farming (👋 #pesticide regulation #SUR )

'Farmers are being used by big, self-interested landowners to bring down the #EUGreenDeal '.

🔥 Europe's cave-in to Big Agri & far-right populists, is NOT a political necessity, but it does lay the ground for greater future catastrophes. Arthur Neslen theguardian.com/commentisfree/…