For emerging Europe, rural development is a blank canvas. What it becomes will depend on the vision we’re willing to imagine and the courage we have to question...
Tag - Agriculture
While it may lack the glamour of other industries, agriculture is arguably the most crucial sector for the economies of Central and Eastern Europe. It employs millions...
Consumers in the European Union are increasingly seeing Moldovan labels on their fruit, as the country pivots away from the Russian market. This summer, a heatwave has...
Of the EU’s 27 member states, 23 have seen protests by farmers in 2024. Despite this wave of action by the agricultural sector, not a single candidate has been nominated...
We should expect more Russian grain politicking throughout and after this summer and autumn harvest season, most likely supported by states apathetic to or aligned with...
EIT Food’s Empowering Women in Agrifood (EWA) programme offers female entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop the kind of innovative ideas needed to create a future-fit...
Challenges there may be, but Albania’s economy is broadly in a good place. A boom in tourism is driving growth at levels above most of its regional peers. While tourism...
Investors and venture capital funds ignoring female founders are simply acting to the detriment of their own businesses. Earlier this week, I joined EIT Food and...
Record high temperatures across much of Central and Eastern Europe have once again sounded the alarm about the threat climate change poses to the region’s...
With many of CEE’s farmers planning new, extensive protests against Ukrainian agriculture imports, it’s time for the region to begin a robust conversation...
Some areas of the Ukrainian economy, such as the IT sector, the metal industry, the defence industry and, above all, agriculture, are already very competitive and have...
Azerbaijan needs to diversify its economy away from fossil fuels. One of the ways this can be achieved is by investing in human capital in rural areas. A transit hub...