Commercial greenhouses in Europe are testing new energy and water efficiency technologies in support of the green transition.
Female-led rural enterprise will help Europe achieve its environmental goals, according to an EU-funded…
Farmers, companies and consumers are all helping spur improvements in EU agricultural production and diets.
Companies are finding promising ways to use the nutrient-filled residue from olive-oil production.
From oxen to horses to tractors to robots: the European farm industry is poised to undergo another innovative disruption - this time brought about by artificial intelligence.
QR codes on milk cartons could be used to provide consumers with detailed information on the care and wellbeing of farm animals reared as livestock.
Europe’s valuable wine and beer industries are working to retain their competitive edge with an expanded range of aromas and blockchain-based fraud prevention.
Global food supply faces a range of threats including climate change, wars, pests and diseases. An organism too small for the human eye to see – microalgae – could offer some answers.
From the possible demise of Merlot grapes in Bordeaux to loss of olive trees in north Africa, the impacts of climate change will be felt by farmers across the Mediterranean region, say climatologists…
From origins in the cool altitudes of the Andes, the potato is not well suited to the extreme temperatures or flooding brought on by climate change. Plant scientists are breeding ‘super-spuds’ able…
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) was established in 2021 to become the operational arm of the European Union’s space ambitions. That means they manage the commercialisation…
Automation and computer-aided designs are seeding the future of home gardens. With the onset of designer gardens as a service and rose-pruning robots, weekends spent toiling in the garden will be…
Having a big idea may not be enough to change the world – innovation is a commercial process as well as scientific inspiration. Turning research into marketable products is partly a business…