In an opinion adopted on 5 February, the European Committee of the Regions proposed a comprehensive catalogue of measures to promote agro-ecology in the EU. According to the CoR, agro-ecology reduces the carbon footprint of agriculture, promotes the recovery of biodiversity, restores soil fertility, prevents air and water pollution and increases the economic resilience of farms producing healthy and affordable food.
Agriculture takes up half of the EU’s land area and generates 10% of the...