The Iran war and the fertiliser crisis: what Europe and Africa can do - PubAffairs Bruxelles The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has sent shockwaves across the energy and food markets of the EU, Africa and Asia. Nitrogen fertilisers are particularly hard hit: the Gulf region exports both fertilisers and the natural gas used to produce fertilisers elsewhere. This may be a crisis in the making – one that will […]

#IranWar & #Agrifood: The #Iran war and the fertiliser crisis: what #Europe and #Africa can do, by Dr Koen Dekeyser & Alfonso Medinilla | @ecdpm.org

www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

📢 Speaker alert!

Nikos Georgantzis, Behavioral Economist & coordinator of ForestAgriGreenNudge, will join our conference on Green Nudges in #Agriculture & #Forestry!

📅 May 21, 2026 | Brussels - cutt.ly/9tDJMj4n

#GreenNudges #Sustainability #AgriFood #EUProjects

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Market news: Fortenova accepts takeover bid for Croatia's Pik Vrbovec meat group. Could signal a positive move for agri-food stocks, though uncertainty around deal details raises some concerns. #FinancialMarkets #AgriFood #FinNerve

Daily News 24 / 02 / 2026 Commission acts to safeguard availability and affordability of fertilisers*\nDelivering on its commitment made at the ministerial meeting of 7 January, the European Commission has proposed to suspend,

The Commission has proposed to suspend, for one year, the most favoured nation (MFN) duties on imports of several key nitrogen fertilisers and inputs for their production (ammonia, urea).
This measure aims to strengthen the EU's #agrifood sector🤔
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

EU fisheries ‘under strain’ as conflict and costs bite, warns Commissioner Kadis - PubAffairs Bruxelles Kadis warned of growing anxiety among EU governments as costs rise and markets remain volatile. “There’s real nervousness across the sector.”

[Video] #Agrifood: #EU fisheries ‘under strain’ as conflict and costs bite, warns Commissioner Kadis, by Méabh Mc Mahon | Euronews
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/eu-in-the-me...

🌱 First Policy Workshop for ForestAgriGreenNudge!

62 participants from across Europe & beyond came together to explore how green nudges can support sustainable agriculture & forestry.

🚀 Next: 21 May in Brussels!

#GreenNudges #Sustainability #AgriFood #Forestry #Innovation #EUProjects

Europe is winning 'war on terroir' – and Australia just flipped | Euractiv Canberra joins growing list of countries embracing EU-style protections

#Agrifood: #Europe is winning 'war on terroir' – and #Australia just flipped, by @sofiamazzanaro.bsky.social | Euractiv
www.euractiv.com/news/europe-...

Where does your food really come from? 🌍

🇪🇺The EU exports €228B in #agrifood… but imports €158B to make it happen.

No trade = no coffee ☕, no chocolate 🍫
Trade = less waste, more security, support for small farmers.

Let’s keep food flowing! 🌱

🌟 Let’s keep celebrating women in #AgriFood!
👩‍🌾 They make up 41% of the workforce
⚖️ Yet face less access, lower pay, fewer opportunities
🌱 Closing the gap could boost the global economy & improve food security for 45M people
Source: #FAO #IYWF 2026 Communications Handbook & Toolkit

At #Food2040 workshop: resilient food systems need more than tech—R&I, partnerships, and true cost accounting are key.

🌱 #Organic systems show how a holistic, circular, and resilient model can work in practice.

🔗Learn more: food2030.eu

#Food2030 #Sustainability #Innovation #AgriFood #TPOrganics

Farmers angry after EU-Australia trade deal liberalises farm products The new EU-Australia trade deal has drawn criticism from farmers and MEPs, who argue that it will open the door to additional imports of sensitive products on top of those already agreed under the contentious Mercosur deal, while not providing full protection for certain EU regional products. #EuropeNews

#Agrifood & #Trade: #EU-#Australia trade deal draws ire of farmers and lawmakers, by @peggycorlin.bsky.social | Euronews
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Strengthening Advisory Competences Across Europe: EU4Advice Curriculum Development Presented to International Experts - EU4Advice Strengthening Advisory Competences Across Europe: EU4Advice Curriculum Development Presented to International Experts An article by Campden Bri The EU4Advice project recently had the opportunity to pr...

The EU4Advice curriculum, which has just been shown to the international experts, has been co-developed to enhance advisory competences based on real needs and practice-learning.

Read the Campden BRI article here! eu4advice.eu/strengthenin...

#Advisors #Agrifood #FoodSystems

How Iran war exposes Europe’s dangerous dependency on fertilisers Roughly a third of the world’s fertiliser exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow chokepoint now blocked by Iran in response to being attacked. Within days of the latest escalation, fertil...

[Opinion] #Agrifood: How #Iran war exposes #Europe’s dangerous dependency on fertilisers, by Lena Luig | EUObserver
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📢 FIL‑IDF is hiring a Business Intelligence Analyst!
Lead the World Dairy Situation Report. Guide global dairy policy with data.
Apply now via the link in the comments.
#DataJobs #AgriFood #IDFDairyVoice

🌍 #AES2026 | New BrightSpace research explores how model differences shape EU agricultural futures.

🔍 Robust EU trends vs. major uncertainty in trade & commodities
⚡ Includes “challenging baseline” with energy & fertiliser shocks

Read more: tinyurl.com/4me7sjs8
#AgriFood #Modelling #HorizonEurope

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📢𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 was issued last Thursday 19. Read it here: mailchi.mp/agrifoodregu...

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EU Wine Exports Drop by 6% in 2025 as Demand Weakens in Key Markets Declining sales to the United States, China, and the UK drive sharp contraction despite record overall agri-food exports

FYI: EU Wine Exports Drop by 6% in 2025 as Demand Weakens in Key Markets #EUWine #WineExports #AgriFood #GlobalTrade #WineMarket

#Agrifood & #IranWar: #Europe's fertilizer crisis: prices surge due to Iran war and dependence on #Russia, by Maja Kunert | Euronews
www.euronews.com/2026/03/20/e...

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📰Check out our March newsletter for all kinds of events, resources and opportunities in the #agrifood space
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🌳 #ForestDay 2026 – International Day of Forests, 24 March

🌱 1.6B people depend on forests
🌍 Forests cover 30% of land & regulate climate
💼 They drive wood, food, bioeconomy, tourism
⚠️ Investments are still too low

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#Sustainability #AgriFood #Bioeconomy

📢 Join the ACT4CAP27 Sugar Tax & Biodiversity Scenarios Workshop
🗓️ 22 April 2026 | ⏰ 10:00–12:00 CET | 💻 Online

Help shape evidence-based EU agri-food policy beyond 2027.

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#ACT4CAP27 #AgriFood #EUPolicy #Biodiversity

Agrifood Policy Conference YouTube video by Euractiv

Tune into @euractiv.com’s #AgriFood policy conference to hear our own @theopaquet.bsky.social explain why, when it comes to our food and farming system, it’s high time we started treating the disease and not just the symptoms 🩺 🌱

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#CommonAgriculturalPolicy

🤝Eagleworks LIVE is landing on 19 March!

From commercialisation insights to tech tours, @latrobe is bringing together the best in #health, #biotech, #agrifood & #emerging tech.

🎬Check it out https://bit.ly/4l2xrQx

#Innovation #TechEvent2026 #Entrepreneurship #Networking

EU Wine Exports Drop by 6% in 2025 as Demand Weakens in Key Markets Declining sales to the United States, China, and the UK drive sharp contraction despite record overall agri-food exports

EU Wine Exports Drop by 6% in 2025 as Demand Weakens in Key Markets #WineExports #EUWine #AgriFood #WineIndustry #GlobalTrade

#synergydays #euprojects #agrifoodinnovation #digitalagriculture | SmartAgriHubs Synergy Days 2026 - Projects registrations are now open! 📅 20–21 October 2026
 📍 Kilkenny, Ireland 🇮🇪 Are you part of an EU-funded project driving innovation in digital agriculture or food systems? ...

Are you part of an EU-funded project driving innovation in #digital #agriculture or #agrifood systems?
Register your project by 29/5 for this year’s #Synergy Days, taking place on 21-22/10 in Kilkenny, Ireland🚀🇮🇪
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A person shops for fresh produce on an online grocery website using a tablet. The image has the text: "Future Food Trends That Could Impact Businesses in Omagh – Omagh Enterprise.

The agri-food sector plays a key role in the economy across Omagh and the surrounding area.

A new report highlights food innovations that could shape the UK food system by 2035.

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#OmaghBusiness #FoodInnovation #AgriFood

NEWS STORY ⎮

Mozambique’s worst floods in decades have disrupted fragile #agrifood systems and worsened food insecurity.

Through @fao.org ’s response, Lovisa Hast stresses the need of replanting, land restoration and resilience to prevent a second food crisis : www.siani.se/flooding-in-...

Within our network of Pilot Demo Farms, in the @ClimateFarmDemo project, the engagement of different actors of the #agrifood value chain is instrumental👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾
Check out a day well spent at the olive groves of Corinthia, observing the long-term effects of #organic agriculture🫒

Iran war: Strait of Hormuz shutdown could spark food crisis Along with spiking oil prices, Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is raising fertilizer costs by up to a third. Farmers are bracing for soil nutrient shortages that threaten lower harvest...

#IranWar & #Agrifood: Strait of Hormuz shutdown could spark food crisis. Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz is raising fertilizer costs by up to a third, by Nik Martin | Deutsche Welle
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Iran war could spark the next global food crisis The Iran conflict is driving up energy and fertilizer costs, raising alarms over a return of food inflation. Farmers are bracing for resource shortages that could drag down harvests.

#Agrifood & #IranWar: How the #Iran war could trigger a fresh food crisis, by Nik Martin | Deutsche Welle
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