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Rain, more rain and mildew are the main causes of Belgium’s poor grape harvest this year, winegrowers have warned.
Belgium is not exactly renowned for fine weather, but the exceptionally wet climate for most of the past year has made life difficult for urban farmers, the Brussels Federation of Urban Agricultur
A European farmers' demonstration scheduled to take place in Brussels on Tuesday 4 June is expected to cause significant traffic problems in the Belgian capital, police have warned.
Belgium’s strawberry picking season is well under way, reaching its peak this week and lasting until June.
Dutch farmers' action group Agractie will protest against the European manure policy in Brussels on 16 April, according to an announcement on social media from vice-president Alien van Zijtveld.
The latest demonstration of farmers in the Belgian capital on Monday resulted in three injured police officers and "particularly bad damage" to public property, according to Brussels authorities.
Fruit and nuts grown on trees in Brussels – both in private and public areas – are generally of good quality, according to the results of the Arbres project, which surveyed the region’s trees.
Farmers are planning another protest next Monday (26 February), aiming to mobilise in Brussels at the Schuman roundabout from 11.00.
Many shoppers have been met with empty shelves in grocery stores over the past few days as the farmers’ strike in Belgium continues.
