Help save Europe's first ever glyphosate ban Catastrophic news from Austria: just weeks before the country's historic ban on glyphosate was supposed to go into effect, the government announced it will not be going through with it. Help save Europe's first glyphosate ban – sign the petition. SumofUsEU’s new agriculture Commissioner vows to promote organic farming The EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, highlighted the promotion of organic farming as a key aim for the new European Commission in his inaugural speech on 10 December. Access to land for young farmers and a focus on transport issues were other highlights of the Commissioner’s speech at the EU Agricultural Outlook conference on Tuesday. EuractivWest Africa: “Anti-glyphosate” attitudes become more widespread The uncontrolled misuse of glyphosate will soon be a distant memory for West African farmers, or at least in two countries of the sub-region: Togo and, to a lesser extent, Mali. After several years of controversy over glyphosate, the Togolese government has decided to ban the import, marketing and use of this pesticide and any products which contain it. In Mali, the authorities seem to want to follow the Togolese government’s lead. Afrik21DONATE TO GMWATCH
