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Ecosystem collapse could wipe trillions from global GDP
$2.7 trillion could be wiped from global gross domestic product if ecosystems continue to collapse, according to the World Bank,...
New Bill: force hospitality to hand all tips to staff
ITV reports that restaurants and other businesses will have to hand over all tips to their staff under new proposals...
Governments must protect Indigenous Peoples’ food systems
Indigenous Peoples' food systems are at risk of disappearing and governments must help protect them, according to a new study....
Biden nominates Cindy McCain UN food agency ambassador
Politico reports that President Joe Biden named four ambassador nominees on Wednesday, including Cindy McCain, the wife of the late...
WFP: Madagascar on verge of starvation
Reuters reports that communities in Madagascar are on the verge of starvation. Women and children are walking for hours to...
OECD: Agriculture subsidies ineffective, or harm, food systems
Half of global financial support to agriculture distorts the market, creates inequity, harms the environment and obstructs food security, according...
We must overcome fear of genetic engineering in food
Camilla Cavendish writes in the Financial Times that new gene-editing techniques could transform farming, and play a vital role in...
“Better eco data needed for improved food labelling,” UK taskforce
Widespread reforms to UK agriculture and its environmental impact have been recommended in a new government report, including enhanced data...
Can the UK and the EU reach a deal on Northern Ireland?
The BBC reports that arguments between the EU and the UK about the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland have intensified....
Farmers raise ‘deep concerns’ over Australia trade deal
The BBC reports that Scottish farmers have expressed "deep concerns" over a trade deal agreed between the UK and Australia....
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