Iryna Zamuruieva

Aug 26, 2024 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Margrete Auken |Iryna Zamuruieva |Simon Holmes |Audrey Gaughran

Unrestrained concentration in the agricultural commodity market has allowed a handful of companies to maximise profits during a global food crisis. European regulators should step up their efforts to rein in harmful market dominance, but only wider reform can address the problems our economic system has produced. Over the past decade, we have witnessed an extraordinary expansion of market concentration across most sectors of the economy.

Jun 12, 2024 | greeneuropeanjournal.eu | Iryna Zamuruieva |Angela Hilmi |Emile Frison |Raluca Besliu

A small agricultural revolution is underway in Sicily, where farmers are taking advantage of warming temperatures to bring new fruits to market. But will this be enough to turn the fortunes of southern Italian farming, which is increasingly grappling with droughts and other climate impacts? “When I started, no one believed in me,” says Pietro Cuccio, holding a perfectly ripe mango in his hand.