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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...
Re-direct farm subsidies to help consumers buy healthy food: UN
The world’s US$630 billion a year in food and agriculture subsidies should to...
Hummus to dip as weather and war cause chickpea shortage
The Guardian reports on concerns of a global chickpea shortage, threatening the supply...
Kellogg’s loses court case over sugary cereal
The BBC reports that in-store promotions on food and drink high in fat,...
Labour shortfall leading to ‘catastrophic’ food waste
The Financial Times reports that labour shortages have resulted in “catastrophic” food waste...
US Supreme Court limits EPA authority
CNBC reports that the US Supreme Court has limited the Environmental Protection Agency’s...
Ecuador’s Indigenous Peoples: we are protecting our territories
Indigenous protestors in Ecuador remain wary, despite the agreement which has ended 18...
Super bug that arose in pigs can jump to humans
Cambridge University reports that a highly antibiotic-resistant strain of the superbug MRSA –...
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...
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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