Where agriculture & rural stakeholders discuss good food, good faming & better rural policies. All articles: arc2020.eu/articleshttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3miymc3qgi222As we watch another crisis unfold, when will we learn the lesson of just how reliant our food systems are on fossil fuels? Op-ed by Lena Luig @boell.de https://www.arc2020.eu/how-iran-war-exposes-europes-dangerous-dependency-on-fertilisers/ #agriculture #fertilisers #CBAM #trade #supplychains #brokensystems08 Apr 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3miymc3qgi222https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mib3rjfwhs2oDon't miss this brand new investigation by @natashafoote.bsky.social #CAP #democracy #simplification #deregulation With support from @journalismfund.bsky.social Originally published on @euobserver.com https://www.arc2020.eu/pitchfork-politics-how-closed-door-talks-around-europes-farmer-protests-rewrote-the-eus-green-rules/30 Mar 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mib3rjfwhs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mi2khfaelc2qWe need to talk about the seed knowledge gap. Part 1 of a series by Adèle Pautrat: https://www.arc2020.eu/how-to-cultivate-knowledge-for-seed-autonomy-part-1-who-teaches-the-seeds/ #Seeds4All #KnowledgeIsPower #WeekendReads #Agroecology #Biodiversity27 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2khfaelc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mhzsvb5rm22fFrance’s 10,000-strong network of agricultural machinery cooperatives are a haven of mutual aid & solidarity. Pauline Petit reports #CUMA https://www.arc2020.eu/france-the-ag-coop-that-shares-more-than-machinery/27 Mar 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzsvb5rm22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mhiacg3tj22k“I will not hesitate in the exercise of my mandate” says EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho, on same day @eeb.org files a new complaint on post-2027 #CAP https://www.arc2020.eu/cap-eu-watchdog-gears-up-to-fight-for-fairness-in-future-farming-policy/ @umwelthilfe.bsky.social @birdlifeeurope.bsky.social #Transparency #Accountability #Integrity #NoCompromise20 Mar 2026 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhiacg3tj22khttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mg2ulsfti22dFull steam ahead for the #Omnibus despite warning from @ombudsman.europa.eu 😤 @natashafoote.bsky.social simplifies the #deregulation saga for us https://www.arc2020.eu/eus-simplification-saga-set-to-continue-despite-legal-warnings/ @clienteartheur.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @alemanno.bsky.social @paneurope.bsky.social @umwelthilfe.bsky.social02 Mar 2026 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2ulsfti22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mfrocqcv222cCouldn't agree more @gfgf-europe.bsky.social 💚 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Feb 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrocqcv222chttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mfcaubp2mc2wEveryone working in the #FoodSovereignty space: don't miss these fantastic insights from @robbieblake.bsky.social @ipes-food.org https://www.arc2020.eu/agroecology-has-a-pr-problem-heres-how-we-can-solve-it/ @eufpc.bsky.social #Agroecology #GoodFoodForAll #WeekendReads20 Feb 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcaubp2mc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mexqy6wjqc2cBuckle up, 2026 is going to be a wild ride 🎠 Luckily @natashafoote.bsky.social is here to steer us along & cut through the C(R)AP! https://www.arc2020.eu/the-year-of-the-cap-big-budget-overhaul-key-eu-policy-moments-to-watch-in-2026/ #CAP #MFF #NGT16 Feb 2026 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexqy6wjqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mexq7i3en22cFantastic news! This case sets a powerful precedent for communities to come together and make polluters pay. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mexq7i3en22chttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3meqka7mtik2aHow not to do it: Germany has spent decades investing in biogas - what lessons for Ireland, Poland, Spain & other MS? Op-ed by Sophie Scherger @iatp.bsky.social https://www.arc2020.eu/learning-from-germanys-decades-of-public-biogas-support/ #EnergyTransition #Biogas #Germany @seobirdlife.bsky.social @nabu.de @foeeurope.bsky.social13 Feb 2026 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqka7mtik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mdmxrevj5c2tIn 2026 #RightToFood will be a core theme of our #RuralResilience work. What better to whet our appetites than a Menu of Food Voices? Op-ed by Julianne van Pelt of @foodrise-eu.bsky.social https://www.arc2020.eu/menu-of-food-voices-transforming-the-food-system-from-the-bottom-up/ @reseauactionclimat.org30 Jan 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdmxrevj5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mcraibgzrc2xWith the signing of the EU-Mercosur free trade agreement this weekend, a spectre of the past comes back to haunt Europe’s farmers. But there is still a political window to save their future. Op-ed by ARC2020 President Hannes Lorenzen for @lemonde.fr https://www.arc2020.eu/mercosur-will-make-european-farmers-more-vulnerable/ #Mercosur19 Jan 2026 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcraibgzrc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mccg2cmtec22What kind of fight makes sense in 2026? ARC president Hannes Lorenzen reflects on how to ride the wave of multiple crises https://www.arc2020.eu/what-kind-of-fight-makes-sense-in-2026/ #MentalHealth #EU #Rollback #RuralResilience13 Jan 2026 11:07 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mccg2cmtec22https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3mal3iv3sqk2v#FarmToFork promised a fairer and sustainable food system. Recent years of crisis and protests have strained trust. There may still be room for a grand bargain that supports farmers, environment & healthy food 🔗 arc2020.eu/what-hope-on-the-horizon-from-farm-to-fork-to-a-grand-bargain-in-2026/ https://arc2020.eu22 Dec 2025 11:02 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mal3iv3sqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3maayaerbns2xPesticide lobby use farmers’ protests as cover for slashing EU safety regulations, writes @ninaholland.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org in this op-ed: https://www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-pesticide-lobby-use-farmers-protests-as-cover-for-slashing-eu-safety-regulations/ #FarmersProtests #Pesticides18 Dec 2025 10:37 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3maayaerbns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3m63332pdec2bWe are proud to present our new podcast 🥳 What Seeds For Tomorrow? is a mini series produced by #Seeds4All with Alexandra Baumgartner & EC-LLD🌱 Listen wherever you get your podcasts linktr.ee/seedcarriers Huge thanks to @natashafoote.bsky.social @frankadams.bsky.social and all who supported 💚20 Nov 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63332pdec2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3m3rumd7hnk27Brussels is still reckoning with the budget bombshell the European Commission dropped in July - a sweeping proposal to reshape the EU’s long-term budget and the CAP. What would it mean for the future of Europe’s regions? @natashafoote.bsky.social finds out: https://www.arc2020.eu/eu-budget-how-brussels-new-plans-puts-regions-out-to-pasture/22 Oct 2025 12:42 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rumd7hnk27https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3m24zy6k2ls2aOur recent visit to Institut de Tramayes was a moment to reflect on what it means to build a learning space that is rooted in rural realities & ambitions https://www.arc2020.eu/france-not-perfect-but-possible-seeing-is-believing-at-institut-de-tramayes/ #RuralResilience #Plessé #France #EU #Education01 Oct 2025 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24zy6k2ls2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lzpta6vor22gThe #RuralPact is losing momentum. 5 years in, Europe’s rural communities are still waiting for real change. Action over reflection, local empowerment, secure funding, and integrated rural policy: arc2020.eu/rural-pact-stuck-in-the-loop-time-to-get-to-action #RuralVisionEU #RuralPactConference https://arc2020.eu/rural-pact-stuck-in-the-loop-time-to-get-to-action26 Sep 2025 06:21 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzpta6vor22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lzim36mges23The Rural Resilience Gathering 2025 will take place in Plessé, France! Organised by ARC and elected representatives of Plessé, we'll convene partners active in #Agroecology, #AccessToLand and #FoodSovereignty at this crucial moment for Europe's rural areas. Event info: https://www.arc2020.eu/rural-resilience-caravan-to-return-to-plesse-france/23 Sep 2025 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzim36mges23https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lz4bdrdzvk23"Farmland Sees the Less Sunny Side of Germany’s Solar Transition" - new op-ed about the German energy transition & land market dynamics by Anne Neuber of Netzwerk Flächensicherung on ARC2020 now: https://www.arc2020.eu/op-ed-farmland-sees-the-less-sunny-side-of-germanys-solar-transition/18 Sep 2025 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz4bdrdzvk23https://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lycval73k22u📣 #ERP2025 is happening in Scotland on Oct 20-23. Read all about it in our new article: https://www.arc2020.eu/european-rural-parliament-2025-rural-community-solutions-to-global-challenges/ #RuralFirst #Solidarity #Sustainability #PlaceBasedKnowledge08 Sep 2025 09:27 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lycval73k22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lxukhjwdzc2v#Seeds4All visited #Switzerland this summer 🌽 Adèle Pautrat reports from #FoodCultureDays + so many learnings from #agroecology in the field 🌱 #FoodSovereignty #Biodiversity #LocalFood #Tamales https://www.arc2020.eu/re-sowing-the-seeds-of-connection-in-switzerland-part-ii-healthy-interdependencies-led-by-farmers/02 Sep 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxukhjwdzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lxqyeuenj22pWe are back at our desks & asking the big questions 🥕 What #EU policy supports are there for smaller farmers to supply #localfood? 🥬 @olliemoore.bsky.social & Ashley Parsons give us plenty to chew on in this new article 🍎 https://www.arc2020.eu/does-eu-policy-have-an-appetite-for-local-food/ #RuralResilience @greenpeace.eu01 Sep 2025 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqyeuenj22phttps://bsky.app/profile/arc2020.bsky.social/post/3lxqxx6ia2c2pGreat piece by Edina Ocsko on the power matrix in rural policy [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2025 06:28 +0000at://did:plc:b7jd5o7dqd32gr5mc2heifw2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxqxx6ia2c2p