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Tom Vilsack confirmed as agriculture secretary
Reuters reports that the Senate US Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack to head the Department of Agriculture, returning the former Iowa governor...
EU analyses import ban on slave-made goods
The International Institute for Sustainable Development reports on a discussion paper that examines an EU mechanism against forced labour and...
World Food Prize Laureates Open Letter to US President Joe Biden
Dear Mr President, As World Food Prize Laureates from across the globe, we have dedicated decades to driving change in food...
DUP’s shifting stance on EU trade alignment
The Financial Times reports that the Democratic Unionist party privately lobbied the British government for a “Swiss-style” alignment with EU...
The WTO has a new chief. Is it time for new rules?
An article in The Economist says fixing the World Trade Organisation is not enough for Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman...
Several days into the Texas deep freeze, food is scarce
NPR reports that the extremely cold weather in Texas hasn't just shut down power and water to millions of people...
No country for young men, or women, as they decline farming
According to the National Farmers' Union, the UK’s self-sufficiency in food production is declining, with only 64 per cent of...
UK admits EU’s ban on shellfish exports ‘correct’
City AM says that the UK government has privately accepted the EU’s ban on British shellfish exports is justified, despite...
Fishing taskforce to tackle Brexit export ‘issues’
The BBC reports that a new taskforce set up by the UK Government to resolve "export issues" facing Scotland's fishing...
Covid committee investigates Tyson, Smithfield, JBS
Three hundred and sixty-nine agrifood workers have died from the coronavirus, according to research highlighted in US government action against...
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