Cristina Avendaño-Fernando Chuy-ZUMAPRESS-Newscom
Guatemala’s produce exports are being delayed by political protests, following allegations of interference in the election victory of anticorruption candidate Bernardo Arevalo.
Mon 23/10/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Aleksandar Furtula
In the Netherlands, farmers are protesting government plans to cut emissions, setting up road blocks with tractors and trucks, while also targeting supermarket distribution centres across the country. The protest […]
Mon 11/07/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Freepik/wirestock
A strike has been called in Spain to protest against the spiralling costs affecting the transport sector. The Platform for the Defence of the National and International Road Freight Transport […]
Thu 24/03/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Carrefour
The possible merger between Auchan and Carrefour has been put on pause, according to Revista infoRETAIL, despite the interest of several investment funds in the operation. Entities such as CVC, […]
Mon 14/02/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
Agrarian organisations, agro-food cooperatives and Coexphal protested last week outside the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food against the crisis the sector is currently going through. Farmers […]
Mon 29/11/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
No Patents on Seeds! publishes new report and invites the public to a joint protest at the European Patent Office in Munich The coalition No Patents on Seeds! published a […]
Tue 23/04/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
All rights reserved
A group of farmers from the provinces of Almería and Granada calling themselves COLECTIVIDAD DE VOCES DEL CAMPO have decided to go to Germany with a truck loaded with the vegetables […]
Mon 14/01/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
All rights reserved
Spain’s Citrus Management Committee (CGC) calls on the Spanish Ministry of Public Works to take urgent steps to facilitate passage through La Jonquera and Irún, after being closed by the […]
Tue 11/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
All rights reserved
French protests over increases in fuel prices have affected supplies of Spanish tropical fruit to Europe, with severe delays to shipments. Other customers, including large retail chains, have cancelled orders. […]
Mon 03/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
All rights reserved
The French trade union Confédération Paysanne has organised a week of action to denounce the situation of fruit and vegetable producers. Actions will take place on July 16 and 17 […]
Thu 19/07/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
