Facing increases in fertiliser and energy prices

In response to the impacts of the climate crisis and, more recently, the economic consequences and disruptions to food supply due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine, the prices for agricultural inputs and products have been driven upward. This contributes to the increased vulnerability of food systems and threatens food security in the long term.

This EU CAP Network newsletter - Innovation & knowledge exchange | EIP-AGRI for the month of June focuses on this topic. Read it here.

For further information, you can read the EU communication on fertilisers from November 2022 which outlines several best practices and ways ahead to help farmers optimise their fertiliser use and reduce their dependencies while securing yields. It includes measures to maintain a sustainable European fertilisers’ production, optimise use and reduce dependency on mineral fertilisers. See here.