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Pre-pandemic stockpiling boosts sales at Nestlé
Nestlé posted higher-than-expected sales for the first quarter as the outbreak of coronavirus...
Guangzhou restaurant aircon linked to Covid-19 cluster
An outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease in an air-conditioned restaurant in Guangzhou,...
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EU’s farm to fork strategy is now due April 29
European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans assured MEPs that the new EU Food policy...
G-20 votes to resist food export barriers
G-20 leaders on Tuesday vowed to keep agricultural trade flows as open as...
UN report finds highest level of acute food insecurity documented
A report by the Global Network Against Food Crises finds the highest level of...
Black Swan statistician warned of Covid-19 “ruin”
Covid-19 is not a black swan, according to statistician and rick analyst Nassim...
Mechanical pollination to replace bees
Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture's artificial pollinator seeks to augment the labours of...
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EU Commission urged to protect agri-food workers
Mounting concerns for the health of workers in the agri-food sector have prompted...
Bangladesh overfishing: species pushed to brink
Most fish species are in decline, with some nearing extinction, a report on...
Romanian farm workers flown to UK amid crisis
Romanian workers are being flown in to help feed Britain amid a continuing...
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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