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Local communities in rural and urban areas are leading on the transformation of local and regional food systems, even when policies and politics at national and EU levels fall way short.

At the European Action Gathering for Sustainable Food Systems in Marburg, Germany, Forum Synergies invited participants to consider aspects of intergenerational cooperation. 

Generations have different perceptions of time. While the elder generation looks back at their achievements, failures and lessons learnt, the younger generation projects their ambitions into the future and tries to grasp the unknown. Understanding each other's needs and qualities is therefore often lost in non-communication, but it’s needed more than ever. At the European Action Gathering for Sustainable Food Systems in Marburg, Germany, Forum Synergies invited participants to consider ...

The 5th European Rural Parliament was held in Poland over four days, ending on the 15th September with the Rural People’s Declaration of Kielce. So how was the gathering? What's in the Declaration - and does it do enough to address the needs of Rural Europe? The 5th European Rural Parliament was held in Poland over four days, ending on the 15th September with the Rural People’s Declaration of Kielce. So how was the gathering? What's in the Declaration - and does it do enough to add...