Farming

Global shift to plant-based diets could ‘reshape’ employment in farming sector

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The global shift towards plant-based diets could reduce global agricultural labour needs by between 5% and 27% by 2030, equating…

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A study by researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University has traced how microplastics from polymer-coated fertilisers (PCF) end up deposited on…

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Emilie Vanpoperinghe is the chief executive of Oddbox, a platform founded in 2016 that seeks to fight food waste by…

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Diversifying cropping to grow vegetables, fruit and pulses is a proven way of boosting farming resilience and soil health, however…

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‘Ambitious’ implementation pathways could lead to a 50% reduction in ammonia (NH₃) emissions from human activities by 2050, a study…

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Coffee producers from Brazil, Nicaragua, Honduras, Uganda, Indonesia, Guatemala, Mexico and Sri Lanka have called on downstream buyers to move…

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A Healthier Earth and Cefetra, in partnership with the UK Agri-Tech Centre and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology…

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Sugar is one of the world’s most-traded commodities, with sugarcane accounting for 80% of global production. Bonsucro, a global non-profit…

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Nestlé has announced a collaboration with The Nature Conservancy (TNC) as part of its efforts to scale regenerative agriculture globally….

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Sustainability needs to be viewed as the “cornerstone of business resilience” in the food industry, rather than a burden or…