Denmark Scraps Its Agriculture Ministry: Green Transition or Ideological Drift?
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Despite being an agri-food powerhouse, Denmark has abolished its Agriculture Ministry. The current Danish government sees livestock farming as an area for intervention to meet environmental targets. But will these measures help farms become more sustainable or risk pushing production elsewhere? With new taxes and green investment, the question concerns all […]
International Orangutan Day: Small Choices, Big Impact
Urgency plus optimism equals solutions. That powerful message from the Earthshot Prize reminds us that while the challenges facing our planet are significant, positive action can deliver real change. At Competere, we believe that protecting orangutans is part of a broader effort to protect forests, support sustainable livelihoods, and build more responsible and resilient supply […]
Complementary Proteins: Strategic, Business and Consumer Implications
Animal proteins remain at the heart of global food systems, delivering nutrient density, food security, economic value, and deep cultural identity. That’s why the future of protein shouldn’t be framed as replacement, but as protein coexistence. Innovation can expand consumer choice, but it should work alongside livestock supply chains, leveraging complementarities, nutritional quality, real sustainability, […]
The Future of Proteins is Coexistence: From Food Wars to Food Innovation
Leggi l’articolo in italiano At the 2026 Annual Assembly of ASSICA – the Italian Meat and Cured Meats Industry Association – held in Rome, industry leaders gathered to discuss “The Future of Pork in an Age of Global Uncertainty.” During the conference, Pietro Paganini highlighted how the pork and cured meats industry is undergoing a […]
Milk in the Age of Volatility: Why Dairy is Becoming a Strategic Industry Again
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The dairy sector is often seen as one of the most stable pillars of the agri-food system. But beneath that surface of continuity lies a market increasingly shaped by shocks, pressure, and deep transformation. Today, dairy is no longer just nutrition — it is economics, geopolitics, sustainability, and trust. To understand […]
Giornata della Terra: la sostenibilità passa dalla zootecnia
Read the article in English Ogni 22 aprile, la Giornata della Terra riporta l’attenzione sul futuro del pianeta e su ciò che lo sostiene. Ma quando il tema è il cibo, il confronto si riduce spesso a slogan. L’allevamento finisce così nel mirino, considerato un problema da ridurre o cancellare. La realtà, però, è ben […]
Earth Day: Rethinking Sustainability Through the Evolution of Livestock
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Earth Day (22 April) invites reflection on the future of our planet and the systems that sustain it. Yet, especially when it comes to food, the conversations often falls into simplification. Livestock production, in particular, is still widely framed as a problem to be reduced or eliminated. The reality, however, is […]
A Tax on What We Might Do: The Cloud Precedent
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The cloud may soon be taxed not for what we do, but for what we could do. A technical measure that hides a dangerous shift: behaviours are no longer assessed, and decisions are made based on mere assumptions. If we accept it, we are no longer regulating markets; we are taxing […]
From Availability to Resilience: Rethinking Food Security in the EU
Leggi l’articolo in italiano We invest heavily in energy security. Yet, as I have argued for years, we take something even more fundamental for granted: food availability. In a world of fragile supply chains and growing geopolitical tensions, food security can no longer be assumed. It is time to treat it for what it is: […]
Food Loss and Waste: Turning Action into Awareness
Leggi l’articolo in italiano September 29, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, reminds us of a paradox in today’s world: while millions discard food with full bellies, millions likewise go hungry. This contradiction is not only a question of ethics; it has profound economic, environmental, and social consequences. Governments, businesses, and […]