All Sustainability articles – Page 2
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NewsFairFruit targets full regenerative agriculture transition by 2035
Gent-based group has pledged to embed regenerative agriculture practices across all contracted growers in Peru and Guatemala by 2035
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NewsVentureFruit launches new climate-resilient apple brand, Adore
Premium programme unites multiple climate-resilient varieties under one brand
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NewsDriscoll’s faces new class action over pesticide residue allegations
Superior Court filing adds to growing list of legal challenges for world’s biggest berry brand
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NewsRabobank sees scale and specialisation as key trends in Europe
New report warns suppliers and wholesalers face mounting pressure from volatile supply, fierce competition, and more powerful retail buyers
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NewsSanLucar mandarins to fund South African daycare centre
Company’s Together for a Better Future campaign is part of its Dreams initiative, with at least €35,000 earmarked to support community projects
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NewsFairtrade raises banana minimum prices amid mounting pressures
Recommended rates to increase as producers face up to extreme weather, disease, and rising sustainability costs
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NewsBelgian pears see position strengthen as climate reshapes production
Despite growing challenges of heat and drought, Belgian pear producers appreciate their fortune, as conditions worsen further south
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NewsComment: EU’s food safety rules are becoming a trade debate
EU farmers are asking a legitimate question: why should they be denied access to tools available to growers elsewhere, while products imported into the EU can be produced using crop protection solutions unavailable to them?
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NewsEfra Committee launches survey after SFI runs out in just six hours
Review seeks experiences of farmers in England after entire £253mn budget is allocated in less than a day
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NewsBanana sector ‘under threat’ as pressures mount
With prices still rock bottom, Fairtrade and Fyffes warn that climate change, cost rises and diseases pose unsustainable risks to the industry
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NewsFarmers and growers allowed to abstract water early to refill reservoirs
From 1 October, eligible abstraction licence holders can refill water storage reservoirs, but NFU say those facing most acute pressures risk being excluded
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NewsTesco dishes out 20 million portions of fruit and veg to schools
Improved behaviour, increased vitamin uptake and dietary diversity among the fruits of retailer’s free school access programme
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FeaturesSmooth and sustainable: Innocent’s green fund for growers
Nina Pullman hears from Mario Diaz Marcos, the sustainability manager at Innocent Drinks, about the smoothie brand’s planet-friendly fund for growers
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NewsDefra approves gene-edited non-browning bananas
Norwich-based agri-biotech company Tropic uses CRISPR-Cas9 technology to reduce polyphenol oxidase in bananas, bringing potential to reduce food waste
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FeaturesTopFruit expands hot climate apple and pear trials in South Africa
Breeder brings nine of country’s most prominent apple and pear businesses into international research partnership
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NewsModal Group launches rail link between Dunkirk and Lyon
Modal Group has introduced a new multi-client rail connection between Dunkirk and Lyon, complete with refrigerated transport options
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CommentThe hidden price of sustainable bananas
Emerson Aguirre Medina, executive president of Colombian banana association Augura, makes the case for the economic sustainability of bananas
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News£65mn of SFI soil data was not collected, FOI reveals
Despite three years of investment, results of SFI soil assessments were never collected, missing major opportunity to build clearer picture of British soil
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NewsVip targets further growth after record Italian apple sales
Italian association sets out consolidation and development strategy for new season, following strong club apple and organic performance
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NewsTesco’s Agri-tech Challenge spurs calls for investment
Farmers increasingly call for agri-tech innovation funding and subsidised trials, as Tesco announce Swiss company AgroSustain as a winner of its Agri-tech challenge