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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,...
Millions of world’s poorest missing out on social security help – UN
According to the Evening Standard, a UN report warns how millions of the...
Scottish food bill: a dram to celebrate the end of the beginning
Last week saw a tale of two food policies, with widespread disappointment at...
US quietly urges Russia fertiliser deals
Bloomberg reports that the US government is quietly encouraging agricultural and shipping companies...
Finland sets world’s most ambitious climate target in law
According to Climate Home News, Finland has passed a law to support one...
Paying farmers 75p for each £1 consumers spend on their produce
I aim to introduce you to a new way of looking at business,...
Exploding the five fat myths of ethical food
Consumers – in other words all of us who eat – want ethical...
‘Why’s chocolate so cheap?’: Aussies call for transparency
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that behind the foil-wrapped seasonal merriment and the...
IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
The World Bank, International Monetary Fund, UN World Food Programme and World Trade...
Global approach to labelling needed for gene-edited crops
Governments must urgently adopt policies allowing smallholder farmers to benefit from genome-edited crops,...
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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