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The EPFS platforms is a loose alliance of national platforms consisting mainly of farmers’ organisations and environmental and development organisations. More than 150 European civil society organisations are represented in the European platforms.

We strive for another CAP (Common Agricultural Policy);
A CAP that treasures farmers like Willy, Helen and Ronny, instead of threatening their livelihoods.

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3/11/2009

FAO summit 16-19 November and CSO parallel meetings From 16-18 November The World Summit on Food Security will be Organised by the FAO. The number of undernourished people exceeds the billion now (see the FAO document of 2009 on the ''''Situation of the food insecurity in the world''''). What actions can be undertaken? How can a reorientation of the agricultural policies be achieved?

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

10/10/2009

Campaign for a new CAP European groups such as this platform and Via Campesina and FOEE and Attac start campaigning for a new Food and Agriculture Policy.

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

10/10/2009

Milk crisis For news and comments about the milk protests see www.eurovia.org and www.emb.eu and http://www.europeanmilkboard.eu/

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

9/08/2009

Joint action by Via Campesina and EMB in Starsburg on 14 July members of Via Campesina Europe and of the European Milk Board demonstrated together for milk quta and a better milk price and for future regulation of the milk market.

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

15/04/2009

African and Italian organisations present declarations to G8 14/15 April: In April 2009 in Rome the African Farmers’ Continental Platform met in a meeting organized bij CSOs of the network ItaliAfrica nework. A declaration ( The Farmers'' Organisations of Africa Address the G8) was adopted by the African farmers on the morning of 15 April, and later

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

2/02/2009

Advancing African Agriculture 2 February 2009 AAA meeting Brussels Meeting in Brussels about the CSO monitoring report on the Commission''s paper ''''Advancing African Agriculture''''. For the Commission''s paper , the CSOs'' report and their background reader see the library, section ''''EU policies and impact on development''''. The dialogue at the 2 Feb. meeting

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

21/01/2009

Export subisidies milk On 23 January the Commission announced that export subsidies will become available for MILK. In December the quotum was enlarged, even though surpluses have been accumulating for some time and prices have fallen. Farmers in Europe and elsewhere are indignant and feel cheated.

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC

20/01/2009

Beef hormones 20 January press release by the European Coordination of Via Campesina on beef hormones

Published by Greet Goverde - member of: Platform ABC