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Coronavirus whistle-blower at US pork plant
The BBC reports on the "untold story of America's biggest outbreak", at The...
Try Queen Elizabeth’s scones in lockdown
A former chef to the royal family has launched his own YouTube channel,...
Bangladesh overfishing: species pushed to brink
Most fish species are in decline, with some nearing extinction, a report on...
Romanian farm workers flown to UK amid crisis
Romanian workers are being flown in to help feed Britain amid a continuing...
Satellites are helping to track food supplies in coronavirus era
As the coronavirus pandemic leads to anxiety over the strength of the world’s...
UK hunger crisis: 1.5m people go whole day without food
A hunger crisis is rapidly developing among British people in lockdown, as millions...
Dumped milk, smashed eggs: pandemic food waste
In Wisconsin and Ohio, farmers are dumping thousands of gallons of fresh milk...
California farmers are forced to let crops rot
For many farmers, it’s more cost-effective to let crops rot in the fields....
FareShare says surplus food donations have more than doubled in lockdown
The volume of food that would otherwise be wasted has more than doubled...
Governments can release Covid-19 lockdown slowly
Traditional monetary easing is necessary but not enough, say Dr David Nabarro, World...
Free, prior and informed consent required as clean energy threatens Indigenous Peoples
A new coalition of Indigenous Peoples is calling for free, prior and informed consent to be negotiated without exception as...
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