Category: Green Policies

A wheat field produces much more than grains.It also provides cleaner air, fertile soils, vibrant landscapes, and cleaner water.These benefits — often invisible in traditional markets — are what ecologists call ecosystem services: the natural functions that sustain life and the economy. Today, governments and institutions are increasingly looking for ways to recognize and reward …

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In recent years, sustainability has evolved from an ethical aspiration into an economic and regulatory criterion.In the European Union, this transformation has a precise name: the EU Green Taxonomy.It is the common language used to define, measure, and regulate what can truly be considered sustainable — including agriculture. For cereal producers, this means that sustainability …

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For decades, agricultural biodiversity has been treated as a public good — precious, but economically invisible.Now, this is changing. With growing international attention to the ecological crisis and species loss, biodiversity conservation is finally entering the language of both policy and markets. After carbon credits, a new mechanism is emerging: biodiversity credits, which could transform …

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Soil is not just the foundation of agriculture — it’s one of the planet’s largest carbon reservoirs.For decades, however, this role has been largely invisible in economic terms.Today, with the rise of global and European climate policies, carbon is becoming a measurable asset — and even a wheat field can turn into a “CO₂ bank.” …

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In recent years, the word “sustainability” has become omnipresent.From food labels to corporate websites, everything seems to be green, natural, or low-impact.But behind this rush to appear sustainable lies a more complex truth: not all “green” practices are genuinely sustainable. This is the phenomenon known as greenwashing — the misleading or superficial communication of environmental …

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Behind every hectare of sustainable wheat lies a complex system of policies, strategies, and funding instruments that make change possible.Within the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027, two acronyms are central to Italy’s ecological and technological transformation: PSN and PSRN. They play different but complementary roles — the first plans, the second finances.Together, they shape …

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In recent years, a single word has moved from research papers to European agricultural policies: regeneration.No longer just sustaining the land, but restoring its health.This is the essence of regenerative agriculture — an approach that integrates ecology, economy, and innovation to rebuild soil fertility, biodiversity, and resilience. The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027 officially …

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When the European Commission launched the Green Deal in 2019, it posed a fundamental question: How can Europe grow without exhausting its natural foundations?Since then, every sector — energy, transport, industry, and agriculture — has been called to reduce emissions, restore ecosystems, and rethink its production models. For agriculture, and especially for wheat, this transformation …

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In the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027, three words define the European agricultural vision: environment, climate, biodiversity.For the first time, farmers are rewarded not only for how much they produce, but also for how they produce.At the heart of this shift are the eco-schemes — voluntary measures that provide additional payments to farmers who …

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Few crops reveal the balance of power in the world economy as clearly as wheat. From the Black Sea ports to the plains of the Midwest, this grain is not only a staple food but also a strategic commodity that shapes alliances, trade tensions, and even wars. Understanding who “wins” and who “loses” in the …

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