The agri-food sector has paramount importance for all the society. All of us need to eat, and the sector represents a main contribution to the GDP of many countries. It also faces a wide range of challenges, with rising production costs, growing threat from international conflict and climate change-induced loss of productivity, and unsustainable practices leading to GHG emissions and other negative impacts on the environment. 2024 is a complicated moment, with widespread farmer protests, especially in the EU, that are closely related to these challenges. There is a pressing need to find a balance between farmers’ needs, productivity, [...]