We call for a detox of EU food and agriculture!
Join the Pesticide-CheckUp: a Europe wide citizens-science action to get your own hair tested for pesticide residues!
GOOD FOOD GOOD FARMING
Join us to raise the alarm for Good food and good farming!
Join us to raise the alarm for good food and good farming!
European policies influence what we eat: most agriculture subsidies go into the pockets of industrial large-scale farms while support for a fair and sustainable transition is missing. We need incentives to protect nature and the climate, to support fair incomes, prices and working conditions for farmers and to provide healthy food for all.
We, consumers, farmers, activists from across Europe, take action to demand more support for local farming for our communities and climate-and nature-friendly practices. If we want to prevent climate and nature breakdown, we need to reduce drastically the use of pesticides, fertilisers and antibiotics and cut emissions from agriculture and food.
We want policies that promote:
- access to local, healthy and culturally-appropriate food for all
- lively rural areas and more young people in farming
- no GMOs and major reduction of chemical pesticides and fertilisers
- fair income and decent working conditions for farmers, land workers, pastoralists and fishers
- subsidies to support farmers in the transition to more sustainable practices
- protection of biodiversity, the environment and the climate
- higher animal welfare and fewer, higher-quality animal products
- international trade agreements that protect human rights and support efforts to create socially just and ecologically resilient societies
- more participation of farmers, consumers and activists in political decision making
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'; Well said! #pesticides' toxicity doesn´t stop at the farm gate: through the food we eat, they find their way into our bodies. The #EU must commit to drastically reduce their use & support #Agroecology
Check out #PesticideCheckUp campaign
👉 https://bit.ly/3sSotvt
@GFGFActionDays https://twitter.com/SLaveleye/status/1528972744116813824
En Belgique, 1 fruit sur 3 est contaminé par la catégorie la plus nocive de pesticides. Pour notre santé et notre biodiversité, on doit diminuer drastiquement notre recours aux pesticides de synthèse. La Belgique s'y est engagée. On veut des résultats! https://www.lesoir.be/444202/article/2022-05-24/en-belgique-un-fruit-sur-trois-est-contamine-par-la-categorie-la-plus-nocive-de
🇩🇪 perhaps the only EU country where the agri minister is actually happy the Commission criticised the CAP Strategic Plan
Since the plan was mostly drafted by his conservative predecessor, the critique gives @cem_oezdemir an opportunity to still tweak it AND slam the ex-minister https://twitter.com/cem_oezdemir/status/1528701625220616192
Nicht Klima- & Artenschutz bedrohen die Ernährungssicherung, sondern die Klimakrise & das Artensterben selbst – beides zerstört die Grundlagen der Landwirtschaft. Gut, dass die @EU_Commission das bestätigt. Mit diesem Rückenwind gehen wir in die Abstimmung mit den Bundesländern. https://twitter.com/n_r_lehmann/status/1528697166587383813
Very worrying! And @EU_Health just reapproved cypermethrin, despite @EFSA_EU concluded this insecticide was way too toxic to aquatic organisms to be approved. PAN Europe goes to Court to protect aquatic ecosystems and people's health. https://www.pan-europe.info/press-releases/2022/01/first-eu-anti-pesticides-legal-challenges-pan-europe-takes-advantage-recently https://twitter.com/SfEP/status/1528772288702828544
Agricultural pesticide #pollution☢️ is a major concern globally.
A study found evidence of agrochemical use in relation to aquatic insect #biodiversity loss in European lowland #streams🌊
Find out more⬇
https://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/research/newsalert/pdf/580na1_en-1348-lowland-streams-and-pesticide-impact-on-invertebrate-communities.pdf
Never before have so many #pesticides been sprayed globally. And this can have a big impact on our health.
Instead of taking action, the EU is putting the brakes on pesticide reduction.
Join the big #PesticideCheckUp from @GFGFActionDays! 👩🌾🐝💇♀️
https://www.goodfoodgoodfarming.eu/pesticide-checkup/
#Pesticiden worden in de landbouw toegepast, maar blijven daar niet. Pesticiden zijn overal, brengen onze gezondheid en de #biodiversiteit in gevaar.
WAT ZIT ER IN JE HAAR?
Doe mee aan de Europese #PesticidenCheckUp
en bestel je testkit: https://www.pan-netherlands.org/wat-zit-in-je-haar/
@GFGFActionDays
🐝 But we demand the EU to go further than the #EUFarm2Fork Strategy, as 50% by 2030 will not make the difference we need to save #EUPollinators.
🦋We're 1.2 million citizens calling for a phase out of pesticides by 80% by 2030 & by 100% by 2035! #WorldBeeDay #SaveBeesandFarmers
First, we see a wave of attacks against the #EUFarm2Fork Strategy, and now the @EP_Agriculture wants to water down the #CAP green conditions for farmers? The EU should rather accelerate the transition towards #Agroecology to tackle & prevent future food crises! #FoodSecurity https://twitter.com/EddyWax/status/1526950663443337217
The EU could water down its green conditions for farmers to receive subsidies before the new CAP has even kicked in, in light of the food shock caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20220517IPR29927/war-in-ukraine-agriculture-meps-ask-for-cap-derogations
NEW REPORT >> The shock of the #Ukraine war has sent our #foodsystem into a 3rd #foodcrisis in 15 years. Our globalised food system is broken. Urgent relief is needed, while building more diverse & resilient food systems to help prevent further crises
👉http://www.ipes-food.org/pages/foodpricecrisis
@SEOBirdLife_Cat @PorOtraPAC @ZiemiaZywa
@ngo_step @HnutiDUHA @federica_luoni @foeeurope @BirdLifeEurope @SlowFoodEurope @WirHabenEsSatt2 @FerroniFranco @Luomuliitto @AiA_BE @Buendnis_BEL
