All Sustainability articles – Page 198
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ArticleFruits and veg ‘the most wasted Christmas food’
Almost half of UK households threw away excess fresh produce this Christmas, often due to overbuying and bad planning, research reveals
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ArticleWaste reduction powers ‘too wide reaching’, says NFU
Union broadly welcomes environmental plans in Agriculture Bill and Waste Strategy but expresses concerns about use of farmers' data
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ArticleGrowing waste innovation
Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen of Maersk Growth tells Fruitnet about the programme, now in its second edition
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ArticleVitacress manager bags award for "huge impact"
Leah Mathias-Collins picked up Female Achiever of the Year for her environmental work at the salad and herb business
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ArticleIG invests in sustainability
India’s IG International has invested in solar energy to power its Bangalore cold stores in a bid to become a more sustainable operation
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ArticleGreenhouses boost food security in UAE
The first tomato harvest from UAE agricultural technology firm Pure Harvest is a sign of things to come, as the Gulf strives to reduce its reliance on food imports
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ArticleUK lays out waste strategy
Under the UK government’s new plans to reduce plastic use and waste and boost recycling, extra responsibility and costs are set to fall to retailers and producers
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ArticleOrganic climate report ‘naïve’, says Riverford founder
Guy Singh-Watson says many benefits of organic farming should not be ignored following study claiming organic food has higher climate impact
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ArticleFirst bee vaccine could help pollinators
Significant fall in bee numbers has prompted scientists in Finland to develop a groundbreaking vaccine
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ArticleAvo association refutes water concerns
World Avocado Association fights back after reports that some UK restaurants have stopped serving the fruit due to concerns over the environment and Mexican drug crime
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ArticleMorrisons launches end of shelf life veg boxes
£1 boxes of assorted fruit and veg will help fight to food waste and make unusual produce more affordable, says retailer
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ArticleSpecial Fruit picks up green award
The Belgian importer has been awarded the Lean and Green star from the Flemish Institute for Logistics for reducing its carbon footprint by 20 per cent
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ArticleFirst harvest of Dutch bananas
An experimental crop of 60 bananas have been grown inside a greenhouse in Wageningen in a bid to curb disease
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ArticleNovo Fruit Packers recognised
Capespan-owned group lands prestigious award for its water supply project
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ArticleNFU pushes for climate change resilience measures
Union advises government and farming industry on how to safeguard agriculture from extreme weather events following this summer’s drought
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ArticleGovernment reveals £60m "bioeconomy" fund
UK leaders call on entrepreneurs to overhaul packaging materials and labelling with new investment programme
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ArticleEnd ‘violence’ against soil, urges Riverford founder
Guy Singh-Watson releases video rant calling for better treatment of soils to mark World Soil Day
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ArticleGreen bananas
Not all bananas come from large-scale monocrop farms, with exporters Banabio sourcing a small amount from farmers practising “agroforestry” in the Ecuadorian mountains
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ArticleRoyal approval for 'true cost' pineapple
The 'true cost' of a Nature & More pineapple was revealed by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
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ArticleCoal mines suggested for underground farms
Abandoned mines and air defence tunnels could be used for large-scale hydroponic production, say academics at University of Nottingham