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Agrifood Brief: Fifty shades of green
EURACTIV'S AgriFood Brief says last Friday (13 November), MEPs voted in favour of a non-binding...
Tyson managers took bets on Covid and workers
Tyson Foods has stepped up its response to a lawsuit over Covid deaths,...
WEF: We need to change food systems now
A new World Economic Forum post says manifold food systems transitions are needed...
UK looking to support Northern Ireland food chains
Reuters reports that Britain is considering further support measures for agricultural food producers...
Unilever: €1 billion sales target for plant-based alternatives
Unilever’s €1 billion-heft has jet propelled sustainable food into the mainstream commercial psyche. It...
US food sector joins climate policy alliance
America’s food industry body has joined forces with environmental advocates, farmers, forest owners...
UN Covid response: more research on food resilience needed
A new UN report identifying data research priorities highlights disruptions to farm production,...
From Syria to Svalbard: rare seeds escaped war
A Wired feature explains the success of a plan to protect seeds which makes...
Smithfield and subcontractor fined for Covid violations
Reuters reports that Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, and a subcontractor,...
Stockpiling pasta boosts Italy’s foodmakers
The Economist looks at how supermarket shelves stripped bare by stockpilers were familiar...
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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