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Tony’s Chocolonely: the risks of being a woke brand
An Economist feature says Tony's Chocolonely's chunky bars are aimed at the young...
Vilsack stresses carbon markets, nutrition
In an interview with Successful Farming, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack covered carbon...
Ethiopia: Hunger ‘used as a weapon of war’ in Tigray
Channel 4 News has interviewed Alex de Waal who produced a report, Starving...
EU subsidies for chocolate companies profiting from child slaves would be “outrageous”
European Union subsidies to the end child labour in Ivory Coast would be...
Asda women win key appeal in equal pay fight
The BBC reports the Supreme Court has upheld an earlier court ruling that...
Seaspiracy: Industry subsidies could instead solve world hunger
The documentary Seaspiracy which premieres tonight on Netflix aims to change personal, industrial,...
World Poetry Day: Poetry X Hunger grabs the attention of distracted experts, politicians
Hiram Larew, a lifelong food security chief, says poetry can activate and sustain the...
Agribusiness suppliers are risking food brands’ reputations
Agribusiness suppliers are risking the reputations and profits of their customers, the world’s...
Women’s Day mini-brief: it’s still a long way to the top
While the economic impact of Covid has hit women hardest, there’s a possibility...
Black McDonald’s franchisee sues for racial discrimination
Sky News reports that a former professional baseball player who owns a string...
Dream big Food Systems Summit – we want a label rating everything that matters
Consumers want to know this stuff. Was primary forest destroyed to produce this product? Were indigenous people dispossessed or even...
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