Executive actions tackle the food insecurity of 37 million Americans
America’s new president Joe Biden has announced a raft of measures addressing the nation’s complex food crisis. They have been ...
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Biden orders faster relief funding, more food aid
Reuters reports that US President Joe Biden ordered the faster issuance of pandemic stimulus checks to needy families and increased ...
Biden must begin a food diplomacy revolution
A EURACTIV opinion piece responds to Trump administration ambassadors in Rome and Brussels (Kip Tom and Ronald Gidwitz respectively) who published ...
The Elbas want UK and US leaders to help smallholders
Model Sabrina Dhowre Elba says she and husband Idris are looking forward to conversations with UK and US leaders on ...
Overusing antibiotics in meat is bad for humans
The Financial Times reports that in the US, animals farmed for food consume antibiotics such as tetracyclines in amounts so ...
Smithfield prepares Covid vaccine for employees
Reuters reports that Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, is actively preparing for Covid-19 vaccine distribution to employees at ...
Small US farmers wary of Vilsack as ag secretary
A New York Times feature explores the likely impact of Tom Vilsack, appointed by President-elect Joe Biden to reprise his ...
Four wealthy US counties delivering aid
Bloomberg reports that feeding the hungry gets a lot of attention around the holidays, but this year food pantries began ...
Meat workers deliberately misled on Covid risk
Interpreters were directed to tell meat plant workers there was no Covid risk when in fact health officials wanted to ...
Self-watering soil could transform crop production
Self-watering soil powered by solar heat has been developed by a research group in Austin, Texas. Using absorbent gels, it draws moisture ...
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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