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20 December 2024
We take you to the EU Agri-Food Days, the flagship event bringing together stakeholders all along the agri-food chain, organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development.
From 10-12 December 2024, some 700 people from 56 countries gathered to debate the issues that will affect EU’s agriculture for the next five-year mandate and beyond.
Season 6
48. Christophe Hansen: a new agriculture Commissioner takes office5 December 2024
47. Networking for rural women entrepreneurs31 October 2024
46. Strategic Dialogue: Towards a common vision of tomorrow’s agriculture in the EU12 September 2024
45. Livestock: a guarantor of biodiversity?2 August 2024
44. Farming and the environment: can they be reconciled?27 June 2024
43. Generational renewal in Europe’s countryside25 April 2024
42. What is Europe doing for farming?Listen to the podcast - Watch on Youtube
21 March 2024
41. Future of agriculture: the Strategic Dialogue between all stakeholders has started7 March 2024
40. One country, two systems: eco-schemes on farms in Belgium15 February 2024
39. Innovation, digitisation and precision farming: the solution for sustainable agriculture in Europe?1 February 2024
Season 5
38. Agri-Food Days: united towards sustainable agriculture22 December 2023
37. Agrivoltaics: a promising alliance between solar power and farming16 November 2023
36. Children going bananas: the EU school scheme for fruit and veg7 November 2023
35. Water crisis: the promise of precision agriculture18 October 2023
34. Sustainability: the promising perspective of vertical farming5 October 2023
33. Celebrating the best of organic farming and food29 September 2023
32. CAP’s economic pillar: supporting livelihoods and sustainable growth18 September 2023
31. CAP’s social pillar: the essence of European farming7 September 2023
30. Rural depopulation: women in Spain bucking the trend20 July 2023
29. Farming and the environment: an evolving path30 June 2023
28. EU AgriResearch Conference: how research and innovation is shaping the farms of the future15 June 2023
Season 4
27. Sweden: a portrait of agricultural diversity2 February 2023
26. The CAP debated at the "Green Week" 2023 in BerlinListen to the podcast
Facebook livestream26 January 2023
25. Geographical indications: Protected local delicacies for Christmas!21 December 2022
24. A greener and fairer CAP9 December 2022
23. Fruit & vegetables in Europe: innovation, tradition, nutrition24 November 2022
22. Tackling the fertiliser crisis9 November 2022
21. Smell the coffee: ten years of EU free trade with Central America27 October 2022
20. More sustainable pest control: what does the future look like?18 October 2022
19. Rural Pact: acting for the diverse rural areas of Europe28 September 2022
18. A snapshot of Czech agriculture15 September 2022
Season 3
17. Geographical indications: value throughout the EU food system23 June 2022
16. Russia's invasion of Ukraine: is our food security under threat?5 May 2022
15. Soils in danger: Europe fights back21 April 2022
14. EU Organic Awards24 March 2022
13. Working for a more attractive and prosperous countryside in Europe10 March 2022
12. France: portrait of an agriculture in transition24 February 2022
Season 2
11. What about a sustainable Christmas?22 December 2021
10. #Foodsecurity: is Europe ready to face the next crises?9 December 2021
9. Agriculture: the hot potato at the WTO’s ministerial conference25 November 2021
8. Digital technology, the farmer's lucky star11 November 2021
7. Farm to Fork: opportunities and challenges28 October 2021
Season 1
6. #CETA: Four years of CETA! A reason to celebrate?7 October 2021
5. EU organic action plan – what's on the plate?1 April 2021
4. An international food market25 March 2021
3. Strengthening the EU organic label18 March 2021
2. Building trust in organic farming in Europe11 March 2021
1. Introducing organics4 March 2021
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The "Food for Europe" podcast is a European podcast series about the food we eat and the farmers who produce it. Each episode focuses on the developments transforming EU agriculture and brings stories from all over the European territory.
The podcast is hosted by Patrick Delfosse, Anne Glémarec, Stephen Jones and Olaf Bruns, with each episode featuring interviews with key players in European agricultural policy. All episodes of the "Food for Europe" podcast are released in English, French and German and are available on
