JRC news and updates

The Global Report on Food Crises identifies conflicts as major driver, and the Gaza Strip food crisis as the worst in eight years.

Analysis of patented biotechnology inventions worldwide shows how the EU positions itself compared to the US and China.

Ten upcoming free trade agreements (FTA) will diversify trade sources, thus improve the resilience of EU food supply chains.

Dietary changes help halve nitrogen losses.

The JRC-managed observatory will help protect and restore world’s forests and ensure that Europeans consume deforestation-free products.

The EU is an example of investment in soil research, overall soil health and sustainable soil management, a review of 40 years of EU-funded soil research shows.

Nearly 238 million people across 48 food crisis countries face high levels of acute food insecurity, affecting nearly 1 in 5 individuals of the analysed population.

A JRC sampling campaign shows that cases of dual food quality products – with same or a similar packaging but different composition – have declined as compared to a 2018/2019 testing.

Seasonal weather forecasts point to a warmer-than-average summer, higher-than-average precipitation levels in the Mediterranean, but lower than usual for central and northern Europe, particularly for the regions around the Baltic Sea.