Labour shortfall leading to ‘catastrophic’ food waste
The Financial Times reports that labour shortages have resulted in “catastrophic” food waste and placed huge quantities of further crops ...
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Fertilisers: going cold turkey in a time of crisis
Farmers across the world began shunning fertiliser in late March as prices skyrocketed, so much so that now stockpiles are ...
England’s strategy fails to address food poverty
Professor Tim Lang writes in the New Statesman that today’s white paper confirms the UK government’s disinterest in food policies. ...
Labour shortages could cause permanent damage to farming
Civil Service World reports that UK government departments must take urgent action to address labour shortages in the agrifood industry ...
Surging energy prices leave British glasshouses empty
While last year it cost about 25 pence to produce a cucumber in Britain, that has now doubled and is ...
Confronting novel entities – a severe problem that’s being ignored
I live in a wealthy part of the British Isles, a Unesco site, famed for clean beaches and beautiful scenery. ...
Children need the tools “to do right by people and the planet”
One third of children in England aged 10 to 11 is overweight or obese, according to NHS figures, in a ...
Which? says more data needed to measure UK supermarket sustainability
A comprehensive Which? study has assessed the impact of UK supermarkets across greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, plastic use and food ...
Tesco boss: worst food prices still to come
Tesco's Chairman John Allan has told the BBC "the worst is yet to come" on rising food prices. He was ...
UK strikes new deal to ensure CO2 gas supplies
Reuters reports that Britain has reached an agreement with carbon dioxide producers CF Industries to ensure a sustainable supply of ...
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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