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Pesticides are not delivering food security and should be phased out: UN rapporteur
The FAO Council should reconsider its agreement with pesticide lobby group CropLife International, according...
Right to seeds is crucial for the right to food: Geneva Academy
The Geneva Academy will teach peasant organisations about seed system rights in the...
Indigenous Peoples and their food should guide Cop26-led reforestation
Access to food should be at the heart of Cop26 reforestation goals, says...
US agriculture secretary criticises avocado price spike
Bloomberg reports that US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has said a recent spike...
UK strikes new deal to ensure CO2 gas supplies
Reuters reports that Britain has reached an agreement with carbon dioxide producers CF...
US probes big beef’s link to inflation
According to Forbes, the White House, supported by independent economic analysts, has asserted...
Extreme weather: food prices stay high into 2022
The Financial Times reports that extreme weather events in 2021 triggered spikes in...
Biden supports $1 billion for independent meat processing
The White House will make funds available to support a total of US$1...
UK companies face new Brexit controls
Reuters says that British firms face the introduction of much-delayed post-Brexit border control...
China’s food import rules to change
China’s new rules on food imports will take effect on January 1st as...
Shifting to care – the benefits of being the most inconvenient supermarket
I am a co-founder of SCOOP The Sustainable Cooperative, a food systems business that redesigns grocery shopping around the community...
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