Grape harvest in Strasbourg, France

Grape harvest near Strasbourg, France

Corn harvest near Strasbourg, France

Wheat harvest in Angevillers, France, August 12, 2021

Harvest of the barley around Luxembourg

A crop duster applies chemicals to a field of vegetation.

Harvest of the barley - Combine harvester

Barley grains

Barley harvest in Luxembourg, July 22, 2021..

Under the farm to fork strategy, part of the European Green Deal, the EU has set itself a double target: a 50 % reduction in the overall use of and risk from chemical plant protection products, and a 50% reduction in the use of more hazardous ones by 2030. The proposal tabled by the EC on 22 June 2022 would replace the 2009 sustainable use directive and has the following objectives: reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides, in particular the more hazardous ones; increase the application of integrated pest management (IPM); increase the use of less hazardous and non-chemical alternatives to chemical pesticides for pest control; improve the availability of monitoring data; improve the implementation of legal provisions across all Member States to improve policy effectiveness and efficiency; promote adoption of new technologies, such as precision farming that makes use of space data and services (including geospatial localisation techniques).

Infoclip: Sustainable use of pesticides

The need for an urgent EU Action Plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine emerged in the debate. This Infoclip illustrates the food chain, fields and harvests of corn, cereals, sunflowers, animal feed, shops and markets.

Infoclip: Food security inside the EU

This video stockshot offers illustration footage of various types of adaptation measures. Some projects are directly EU-funded, whereas others are part of the European Climate Adaptation Platform Climate-ADAPT, promoting access and sharing of data and information on how to adapt to climate change.

Infoclip: European Green Deal - Adaptation to climate change

This infoclip provides illustrative images of a wide range of agricultural activities in various EU member states. In northern Italy, a farm produces organic rice in a nature area and the goal is to let the nature do its job. This biodiversity brings lots of different kind of birds, plants, insect, and fishes. The farm also built an organic digester to create their own biogas used as fertilizers in the fields. In Sweden, a farm produces fertilizers and bio fuel for tractors and trucks. In Ireland, a farmer produces winter barley, wheat and oats. He uses new technologies to manage the spreading of fertilizers in his fields. In Czech Republic, a farm produces hops on about 42 hectares. In Spain, the research center Cicytex provides services of high added value to companies in the sector of Agro-Food Technology. The Community of irrigators Genil –Cabra have participated in an EU-funded Research programme on sustainable use of irrigation water in the Mediterranean region.

Infoclip: Modern Agriculture - Crops

This infoclip illustrates the sustainable agriculture in the EU. A farm produces potatoes in the south of the Netherlands. In the north of Germany, a family farm producing large-scale organic vegetables. In the north of Belgium and South of Netherlands, a cooperative receives fresh fruits and vegetables from local producers.

Infoclip: Modern Agriculture - Vegetables

This infoclip provides illustrative images of a wide range of agricultural activities in various EU member states. In Slovenia, a farm breeds wild pigs. In Spain, the Cicytex research center provides services of high added value to companies in the sector of Agro-Food Technology. Still in Spain, a cooperative is active in the milk, meat and animal feed industries, and has a strong presence in internationalization and commercial development, and a another farm produces Manchego cheese with the milk of 8000 sheep. In Germany, a family farm produces about 1700 organic eggs per day.

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