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Ukraine war: Grain exports could restart ‘within days’
BBC News reports on the groundbreaking deal - signed by Russia and Ukraine -...
Sri Lanka’s organic farming disaster, explained
Vox explains how government-mandated only organic farming has contributed to Sri Lanka’s economic...
Mikkel Friis-Holm’s Chocolate War – free speech vs boycotts in Copenhagen
Mikkel Friis-Holm is as true to his moral compass as he is to...
Hummus to dip as weather and war cause chickpea shortage
The Guardian reports on concerns of a global chickpea shortage, threatening the supply...
Super bug that arose in pigs can jump to humans
Cambridge University reports that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA –...
US quietly urges Russia fertiliser deals
Bloomberg reports that the US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies...
Food vs fuel: Ukraine war sharpens crop use debate
The Financial Times reports that soaring food prices caused by the war in...
“Sustainable” UK food labels will be mandatory, says leaked strategy
A leaked copy of England’s new food strategy says data transparency, to be...
Paying farmers 75p for each £1 consumers spend on their produce
I aim to introduce you to a new way of looking at business,...
Bank of America: Food shocks will destabilise ESG
Bloomberg says that for analysts at Bank of America, the record surge in food prices illustrates risks...
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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