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Brexit no deal could severely disrupt agrifood
EURACTIV reports that, failing to conclude a trade agreement between the EU and...
Pandemic strikes some US farms en masse
Bloomberg reports that one farm in Tennessee distributed Covid-19 tests to all workers...
Covid exposes holes in UK government’s food plan
The government have been criticised by key academics as Covid-19 exposes planning failures...
Malnutrition leading cause of death worldwide
The Guardian reports that an overhaul of the world’s food and health systems...
From ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’
Rana Foroohar writes in The Financial Times today, "I think we are now...
East Africa’s battle against locusts during Coronavirus outbreaks
East Africa's battle against locusts, the BBC reports that a second invasion by...
Russia donates $10 million to fight locust plague
The Food and Agriculture Organisation has thanked the Russian Federation for supporting the...
China’s Mekong dams cause drought
A study found that China is holding back large amounts of water upstream...
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...
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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