Sustainability news archive – Page 80
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ArticleAldi launches foodbank fund
Dicounter Aldi announces emergency foodbank fund to support charities this Christmas
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Article‘Packaging status quo is a catastrophic option’
Comment: Continued resistance to change in food and drink packaging will mean mutually ensured environmental destruction
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ArticleBGI-Sanya and KeyGene collaborate on spatial transcriptomics
The main aim of the collaboration is to be able to quickly identify lead genes associated with important crop traits in order to develop crops with durable resistance
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ArticleFyffes Honduran melon business receives social responsibility award
The company obtained a final score of 96 per cent in corporate social responsibility audit
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ArticleQC software specialist Clarifruit raises US$12m
Data-drive technology has “almost infinite” potential to cut waste in fresh produce supply chains, says company
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Article‘Don’t underestimate the drought’
Comment: Europe’s worst drought in 500 years is set to slash onion volumes this season, causing spot prices to soar as producers grapple with the twin challenges of climate change and hyper-inflation
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ArticleGlobal Berry Congress makes impressive return
Retailers including Aldi, Lidl, Delhaize, ICA and M&S among those who attended the leading event for the global berry business
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Article‘Protect environmental rewards,’ urges Soil Association
Watering down farm support would be an alarming betrayal of nature, farmers and public health, warns Soil Association
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ArticleIt’s not a wrap, says WRAP
WRAP’s retail survey shows retailers are taking steps to reduce household food waste, but more needs to be done, it says
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Article123 Pledge aims to spur action on food loss and waste
Coordinated by Champions 12.3, UNEP and the FAO, the new ‘123 Pledge’ highlights the connection between food loss and waste and the climate crisis and calls for concrete steps
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ArticleUK grower future bleak, warns NFU
Growers fear for future as rising costs and workforce shortages impact horticulture sector, NFU warns
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ArticleNationwide hits 500,000-meal milestone
Fresh produce supplier Nationwide celebrates donating the equivalent of 500,000 meals to FareShare
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Article‘MPs unite behind Free School Meals’
Politicians unite with demands to extend free school meals ahead of Chancellor’s autumn budget, says The Food Foundation
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ArticleInfarm targets net zero future
Vertical farming company has announced its science-based targets as part of a commitment to changing food systems for good
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ArticleMorocco continues bold UK export push
Government earmarks agriculture as top priority for the country’s development over the next 10 years, with particular focus on fresh produce exports to Britain
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ArticleLinton Growing celebrates second season
Clock House Farm’s plant propagation business Linton Growing celebrates second successful season
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ArticleFruit and veg on prescription pilot launched to tackle ill health and poverty
The £250,000 pilot in two London boroughs is being funded by local authorities and a charitable foundation
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ArticleReed avocado breakthrough commercialised
Commercial-scale tissue culture propagation technology for Reed avocado rootstock licenced in Australia
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ArticleUncover new berry trends at Global Berry Congress 2022
Fruitnet’s annual event for the international berry business returns to Rotterdam on 15 November
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ArticleKaplanis focused on upholding quality image
Costs are rising throughout the sector, while consumer budgets are plummeting, but top standards remain non-negotiable at Greece’s Kaplanis Fruits