Tag: Agriculture
The Purple Tomato Case: why Latvia’s GMO seedling case matters
GMO tomato seedlings in Latvia exposed a regulatory gap: Norfolk Purple moved through a gardening fair and informal seed channels.
A Choice That Previously Did Not Exist: Baltic Agriculture, NGTs and the Climate Shock
By early June 2026, the Baltic debate around GMOs no longer fits the old “GMO or non-GMO” frame. The formal language in Brussels has moved to CRISPR, new genomic techniques, seed transparency, patent disclosure, organic coexistence and the regulatory categories that will decide who can use these tools.
Baltic spring sowing turns into a margin test: dry soil, costly nitrogen and uncertain harvest economics
The 2026 spring sowing season in the Baltic states is becoming more than a weather story. Across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, farmers are entering the main crop season with a difficult combination: dry topsoil, expensive fertiliser, higher fuel costs and uncertain autumn revenues.
Latvia Agriculture 2025: Higher Yields, Lower Grain Prices
Latvia Agriculture 2025: Higher Yields, Lower Grain Prices
Seed potatoes in the Baltics: a quiet structural shift
🥔 Seed potatoes in the Baltics: a quiet structural shift
Farmers’ reactions in the Baltic States to the EU–Mercosur agreement
Farmers’ reactions in the Baltic States to the EU–Mercosur agreement