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Agriculture Act: trade and food standards still a concern
England’s Agriculture Act, passed into law this week, has been largely welcomed across...
Illicit fishing devastates the seas and abuses crews
A Leader in The Economist says illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing accounts for...
Asda opens prototype sustainability shop in Leeds
UK supermarket chain Asda has taken its first steps in making sustainable shopping...
World Food Day: extra unity – not money – would reduce deaths
A Quota survey to mark World Food Day tomorrow has found 97% of...
#Epicfail over UN biodiversity targets
Global efforts have failed to reach any of the 20 biodiversity targets countries...
New World Bank bond to combat food waste
The World Bank yesterday issued a 10-year US$25 million Sustainable Development Bond, underwritten...
It’s like trying to translate bird song: Life in country part three
In this third and final part we explore the complex set of obligations...
Five ways to reboot the global food economy
Covid-19 has shown how damaging ill-health can be for the economy. But it...
UK’s food strategy: poverty and trade focus
Poor diets lead to one in seven UK deaths – a figure set...
Governments’ dietary guidelines harm the planet
Research, published in the British Medical Journal, has assessed dietary guidelines against five...
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