WHO Covid report leaves many stones unturned
The BBC looks at the joint WHO-China report on the origins of Covid-19, saying a lack of access to blood samples from ...
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Trawling emits as much CO2 as global aviation
The Financial Times says ocean trawling generates a similar volume of carbon emissions to the global aviation industry, driven by ...
China signals GM, biotech push
Reuters reports that China will industrialise biotech breeding as part of a campaign to improve food security, top leaders said ...
Hungarian red berries soar in price
Reuters reports that demand for the Hungarian elderberry has soared as US and Chinese buyers snap up supplies. They are ...
Group buying to digitise Chinese agriculture
TechCrunch reports on Pinduoduo, launched in China in 2015 as a group-buying service for fruits. The company believes its “pin” ...
Food packaging and coronavirus
The BBC looks at how traces of the coronavirus were reportedly found on packaging in China recently, on consignments of ...
China launches ‘Clean Plate’ campaign against waste
The BBC reports that China has stepped up measures to reduce food waste, after President Xi Jinping called the amount ...
Meat consumption changes in response to Covid-19
A new article looks at how attitudes to meat can be impacted by the media coverage around zoonotic disease. Published ...
China to import most wheat in seven years
Bloomberg reports that China will boost wheat imports in the coming year to secure domestic food requirements and is likely ...
Will Covid-19 tame China’s wildlife trade?
In a Financial Times feature, China's ban on breeding and eating land-based wildlife in response to the Covid pandemic, is explored. ...
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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