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Workers tend to plants on a rooftop of an urban building as part of the Atelier Groot Eiland project in Brussels
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Urban farming

Agriculture in the city: Be it rooftop gardens or highly efficient hydroponics, urban farming makes cities a little "greener" and helps feed their residents. And the projects come in all different sizes.

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Belgian fries with mayonnaise

Belgian fries escape new regulation

The European Commission fails to place binding limits on a carcinogenic chemical in fried and baked goods.
PoliticsAugust 16, 2017
Eggs Rolling of to Assembly Line at a Chicken Farm in MERKSPLAS

Two managers in court for tainted eggs scandal

The secret recipe for a herbal pesticide allegedly contained massive amounts of the banned substance Fipronil.
HealthAugust 15, 2017
Schweiz Insektenburger

Swiss supermarket to sell insect-based food

From bug burgers to "insect balls," Coop sets a date to introduce food items made from creepy crawlies to Switzerland.
LifestyleAugust 14, 2017
Deforestation in Brazil's northern state of Para

Nature under attack in Brazil

Brazil's president is pushing legislation that will benefit loggers and land-grabbers in the Amazon region.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 14, 2017
Symbolbild - Eier - Fipronil

EU egg market suffering

The Belgian egg industry may seek EU compensation once market losses over a contamination crisis become clearer.
PoliticsAugust 11, 2017
Griechenland Küche Tourismus Gerichte Speisen

Beyond the beaches: Crete's delicacies

While discovering Crete's beaches and ancient history, visitors shouldn't miss out on trying out local products.
TravelAugust 11, 2017
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Harald Von Witzke - Agricultural Economist

BusinessAugust 10, 201704:24 min
cartons of eggs

Fipronil in eggs: two arrests in Netherlands

The two men are suspected of being involved in the illegal use of the pesticide fipronil in the poultry industry.
HealthAugust 10, 2017
Deforestation at Korindo oil palm concession at Merauke, West Papua, Indonesia

Palm oil everywhere

Palm oil is found in everything from food to cosmetics. And it doesn't mix well with sea water.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 10, 2017
Ausstellung "Food Revolution 5.0" im Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.

Toxic chemicals in our food

Why do illegal substances still end up in our plates, despite controls? And how can we ensure the safety of food we eat?
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 9, 2017
Skandal um belastete Eier

Tainted fipronil eggs spread to France, UK

The European Commission has warned France and the UK to carefully check which eggs make it onto supermarket shelves.
LifestyleAugust 7, 2017
Deutschland Kronsberg Menschen vor Sonnenuntergang

Heat wave has southern Europe sweating

A heat wave dubbed "Lucifer" has sent temperatures soaring to record highs across southern Europe for several days.
CatastropheAugust 5, 2017
A container of sprouts

Food scandals in Germany

From eggs to horsemeat, strawberries to sprouts, DW takes a look at recent food scandals that have affected the country.
HealthAugust 4, 20177 images
Singapur

Understanding Singapore's culinary diversity

Singapore is the country of perfect clean streets, futuristic skyscrapers and international street food.
TravelAugust 4, 2017
Eier im Karton

Fipronil: The insecticide in our eggs

The contaminated egg scandal in Germany is growing. But how did the toxin fipronil get into the eggs?
HealthAugust 4, 2017
Jaap Korteweg, the vegetarian butcher, standing in his store: He holds a bunch of carrots and a knife in his hand

A Dutch butcher shop minus the meat

Dutch 'butcher' Jaap Korteweg wants to compete with industrial meat production. No animals are harmed in his business.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 4, 2017
Dozens of broken egg shells

Fipronil contamination scare: Aldi pulls all eggs

Aldi has taken further precautionary measures to prevent the sale of eggs tainted by the insecticide fipronil.
LifestyleAugust 4, 2017
Czech President Milos Zeman who signed in a bill banning fur farming in the Czech Republic from 2019.

Inside Europe: Czech Republic will end fur farming

Helen Seeney talks to Wendy Higgins, director of International Media for the Humane Society International.
SocietyAugust 3, 201705:27 min
Green algae blooms on Lake Erie, U.S.

Ocean 'dead zones' cover an area larger than the UK

Why are ocean dead zones on the increase? Global Ideas takes a look.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 3, 2017
Hot dog, Copyright: eyewave - Fotolia.com

10 things you won't find at a German grill party

Want to BBQ like a German? Here are 10 things to stay clear of.
CultureAugust 2, 2017
A close up of an egg cracked open

Germany vigilant after recall of tainted eggs

The scare was caused by a toxic insecticide detected in eggs in from neighboring Belgium and the Netherlands.
HealthAugust 1, 2017
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Drinking green coffee for the planet

Coffee is king in Costa Rica. But production makes up a large part of the country's CO2 emissions. Now farmers are learning eco-friendly farming techniques so Costa Rica can reach its emission reduction goals.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 1, 201701:21 min
A marginal farmer Debanjan das says that they have to work hard round the year to get two square meals per day for the family

Climate change increasing suicides in India

Climate change is likely to have been a factor in a 7 percent spike in the suicide rate in India over the past 30 years.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 1, 2017
Coffee plant with green beans, in the background stands a man in a blue shirt

Drinking coffee for the climate

In Costa Rica, farmers are learning how to make eco-friendly coffee to help the country reach its climate goals.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 1, 2017
Düre in Nordkorea

Famine and instability in N. Korea

As N. Korea suffers its worst drought since 2001, experts warn food shortages will lead to more internal instability.
SocietyJuly 31, 2017
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Studies find lower food quality in Eastern Europe

Critics say food producers are employing double standards in eastern Europe.
BusinessJuly 28, 201701:13 min
Rötling

Beware of these toadstools!

Poisonous mushrooms
ScienceJuly 28, 20177 images
Humblebee on flower

Gardening in the city

Nature and EnvironmentJuly 28, 2017
Coffee plant with green and red coffee beans

Climate-friendly coffee farming in Costa Rica

Costa Rica aims to be climate neutral by 2021 and is introducing new methods of coffee farming.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 28, 201706:27 min
Symbolbild Vielfalt italienischer Pasta

Inside Europe: Controversial new labelling rules in Italy

The Italian government has announced a controversial new decree that requires all pasta and rice packages sold in Italy to be labelled with the country of origin of the product inside. The agriculture ministry says the move to protect Italian farmers should be adopted by the entire EU. But as Megan Williams reports, foreign wheat and rice producers, local millers and pasta producers are worried.
PoliticsJuly 28, 201703:40 min
Kätzchen berühren ein Glas Milch

Milk 'n' meat

This week, 21st century solutions for for sustainable food: From bio-hacking to crowd-butchering, solar-powered milk cans to livestock resilient enough for Africa's drought-ridden future. And two words: camel milk.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 27, 201729:59 min
eco@africa Milchkanister Solarkühlung

Cool cans for off-grid dairy

German researchers have come up with a clever way to use the sun's energy to keep milk cool. Dairy farmers in Tunisia and Kenya don't always have access to power from the grid - now, green tech could help them to preserve their produce and reduce waste.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 27, 201705:47 min
astonished looking cow

Crowd-funding slaughter

A German startup is attracting carnivores who want to know where their meat comes from by butchering on demand. A cow isn't killed until the entire animal - raised outdoors on the best vegan feed - has been sold.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 27, 201705:41 min
Biohacker-Aktivist Hannes Sjoblad

Hacking nature

From GMO crops to synthetically produced milk that eliminates animal welfare concerns, bio-hackers are reprogramming nature. Is synthetic biology the exciting scientific frontier that will ensure we can feed the planet? DW spoke to Swedish bio-hacker Hannes Sjoblad.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 27, 201706:14 min
Cow on pasture

Roughly 1.5 billion cows on the planet

Humans just love beef and dairy products, which means we have a lot cows. That has an impact on the planet.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 27, 2017
Deutschland Lebensmittel Lebensmittelskandale BSE

Butchering on demand

A juicy steak is a guilty pleasure these days. But German startups preselling offer a more sustainable way to indulge.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 27, 2017
Proteste gegen NAFTA Abkommen in Mexiko Archiv 2008

Mexican farmers march against NAFTA

Trump's not the only one with little love for NAFTA - Mexican farmers are protesting the deal too.
BusinessJuly 27, 201701:09 min
Deutsche Wespe

Munich woman starts balcony fire fighting wasps

A Munich resident's bid to rid herself of a wasps' nest on her fourth-floor balcony culminated in a 50,000-euro fire.
SocietyJuly 25, 2017
Seegras Farmer Tampolove, Madagaskar

No more fish? We'll farm seaweed

Waning natural bounty on the coast of Madagascar is spurring fishermen toward new alternatives.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 25, 2017
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Are good musicians also good cooks?

Learn with Mexican star conductor Alondra de la Parra how to prepare a typical Venezuelan specialty!
MusicJuly 25, 201703:16 min
Mongolian herder looking to the horizon on a patch of snow

Surviving climate change in Mongolia

In Mongolia, herders are forming communities to try and overcome the challenges of more severe winters.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 24, 201702:26 min
Symbolbild EU-Erweiterung

Inside Europe 20.07.2017

Is Angel Merkel on course for a fourth term as German chancellor - Calls for the EU to finally get tough on Turkey - Are inferior products being dumped on eastern Europeans - Putting a price on Jane Austen – Netanyahu drums up support in Hungary - The marching season in Northern Ireland - Is the mafia behind bushfires in Italy? - Less is more when taking the plunge in Germany.
PoliticsJuly 21, 201754:59 min
Man cooking while people watch

Foraging in New Zealand

Perplexed that no one was promoting Māori food, a New Zealand chef is acquainting his people with their native flavors.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 21, 2017
Fischstäbchen

Inside Europe: A question of quality

The Czech Agriculture Minister has called for pressure to be kept up on the European Commission to resolve the problem of dual-quality food. People in the former Eastern bloc have long complained that food sold in their countries is of inferior quality to identical products sold further west. Governments in the region are now upping the pressure on the EU to do something. Rob Cameron reports.
PoliticsJuly 21, 201704:26 min
Ferrero Nutella

Inferior food for eastern Europe?

Eastern Europeans are starting a war on food, claiming western manufactures are dumping inferior products on them.
BusinessJuly 19, 2017
Farmers in Sierra Leone

The better side of palm oil

Palm oil is often synonymous with bad agricultural practices. An example from Sierra Leone shows it doesn't have to be.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 18, 2017
Rapsfeld und Pappel-Baumreihe in den Vier- und Marschlanden, Hamburg, rape field and tree row at the Vier- and Maschlanden, Hamburg

German farmers ever more eco-friendly

More German farmers are relying on organic products, while 7.5 percent of all arable land is cultivated ecologically.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 16, 2017
Street in Hackney, London, where an acid attack took place

Five acid attacks in London

UK police are appealing for information after five apparent acid attacks in east London on Thursday night.
CrimeJuly 14, 2017
Lionfish swimming in the sea

If you can't beat it, eat it!

Lionfish are beautiful to behold - but the invasive species is devastating Caribbean marine ecosystems. Now, several countries have teamed up through the international slow food movement to fight the invasion.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 13, 201706:00 min
Palm tree

Palm oil: Cheap or fair?

Global palm oil production is growing — with drastic environmental effects. There's a better way.
Nature and EnvironmentJuly 13, 201701:19 min