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Pesticides are not delivering food security and should be phased out: UN rapporteur
The FAO Council should reconsider its agreement with pesticide lobby group CropLife International, according...
Right to seeds is crucial for the right to food: Geneva Academy
The Geneva Academy will teach peasant organisations about seed system rights in the...
Labour shortages could cause permanent damage to farming
Civil Service World reports that UK government departments must take urgent action to...
Global approach to labelling needed for gene-edited crops
Governments must urgently adopt policies allowing smallholder farmers to benefit from genome-edited crops,...
Bezos-backed genebank in race against climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pledged US$17 million via his philanthropic vehicle Earth...
Surging energy prices leave British glasshouses empty
While last year it cost about 25 pence to produce a cucumber in...
Documentary maker Miki Mistrati wants consumers to know the truth about chocolate
Miki Mistrati has been documenting child labour in West Africa’s cocoa industry since...
Export controls could worsen food crisis: WTO
Governments are risking a repeat of mistakes in previous food crises by imposing...
Cargill allowed to continue in Ukraine: Biden official
Food and agribusiness conglomerates aren’t violating any sanctions by continuing to import and...
Flawed Food Compass metric could misguide tax and investment decisions
Flaws in a new food metric could hinder public health efforts and misguide...
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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