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Nitrates, Emissions and Fertilizers: The Regulatory Challenge of 2030
Fertilizer management and nitrogen emissions are now central to Europe’s environmental policy.Although agriculture accounts for only about 10% of total EU greenhouse gas emissions, it is the main source of nitrous oxide (N₂O) — a gas nearly 300 times more potent than CO₂.Cereal crops, including wheat, rely heavily on nitrogen inputs, but how this nutrient…
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Water and Governance: The New EU Directive and Mediterranean Cereal Systems
Water is the invisible backbone of cereal productivity worldwide. Without it, wheat cannot germinate, grow, or fill its grain.In the Mediterranean — which accounts for nearly one quarter of the EU’s durum wheat output — water has become agriculture’s most limiting factor.The new EU Directive on Sustainable Water Use (2024) and the revision of the…
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The European Green Deal and Cereals: What Changes for Farmers
The European Green Deal, adopted in 2019, is not just an environmental policy — it is an economic and cultural project reshaping how Europe grows, consumes, and trades food.For cereals, which occupy about 45% of the EU’s farmland, the Green Deal marks a profound transformation: from productivity-based agriculture to climate neutrality, soil protection, and ecosystem…
