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Cut-paper collage of a map of Europe filled with chickpeas, lentils and beans, ringed by gold stars, with a combine harvester and pea pods, illustrating the EU Protein Plan
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Europe’s new protein plan could reshape food and farming. Here’s what it means

The EU Protein Plan backs plant proteins for food security and farming, but its only target is for animal feed. What it proposes and what is missing.
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Cracked dry earth with a single wheat stalk symbolising the global food crisis
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Politics Of Food

Global food crisis 2026: what's driving the next price shock

318 million people face crisis hunger as fertilizer prices surge 80% and famines hit Gaza and Sudan. Inside the converging crises reshaping global food.
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School children eating a healthy school meal together
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Politics Of Food

England's new school food standards 2026: what's changing

England's school food standards are changing from 2027. Here's what the 2026 consultation proposes for meals, breakfast clubs, sugar, fried food and fibre.
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A pie chart showing the updated Dutch dietary guidelines
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Politics Of Food

The Netherlands cuts its meat recommendation by 40%: what this signals for food policy across Europe

The Dutch Wheel of Five has been overhauled — less red meat, more plant-based foods, and sustainability built into official dietary advice for the first...
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