All Sustainability articles – Page 213
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ArticleScope for new ‘sustainable food line’ at retailers
Sustainable food lines would encourage retailers to compete on sustainability, not just price, says agri-food data provider
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ArticleScottish tomatoes return to supermarket shelves
Scotty Brand becomes only commercial supplier of Scottish tomatoes, overcoming growing challenges that halted domestic production
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ArticleMurcia protests over water crisis
A demonstration on Wednesday will highlight the impact of water shortages on the region’s horticulture
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ArticlePetition mounts case against plastic packaging
30,000 signatories join fight against use of plastic in fruit and veg retailing, but packaging industry give petition short shrift
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ArticleProtecting UK tomatoes the natural way
Joanna Wood reports on how the tomato sector is getting ahead using natural protection for its crops
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ArticleA$100m blow to Australia’s winter crops
Cyclone Debbie hit Australia’s Bowen Gumlu region when around 20 per cent of the region’s seedlings had been planted for winter
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ArticleGrowers assess damage from Cyclone Debbie
Tomatoes and capsicums are likely to be in short supply as Cyclone Debbie ravages Queensland's winter crops
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ArticleCyclone steers south of bananas
Australia’s key banana growing regions should escape any major damage from Cyclone Debbie
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ArticleBob Geldof buys stake in Blue Skies
Rock star known for political activism in Africa buys stake in ethical fruit business as Blue Skies looks to expand on the continent
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ArticleMichoacán counts cost of illegal avo plantings
Deforestation threatens to cause serious water shortage as demand for the ‘green gold’ surges
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‘GM has real benefits’ - Princess Anne
Comments pit the Princess against Prince Charles, who has previously said GM would be an ‘environmental disaster’
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ArticleHydoponics firm launches urban ‘farm-in-a-box’
Company aims to reduce food miles and boost nutritional value with hyroponic farming equipment for grocery stores, restaurants and schools
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ArticleOne in five shoppers 'want food waste tech’
IGD highlights chances for grocery industry to engage shoppers using technology, with food waste prevention second priority after discounts
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ArticleG’s joins forces with RSPB to save turtle dove
Salad giant’s biodiversity drive at sustainable mushroom farm could help save endangered bird from extinction
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ArticleEast Africa drought threatens crops
Drought conditions have plunged parts of Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia into crisis, with harvests plummeting, food prices soaring and many suffering malnourishment
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ArticleOrganic Monitor becomes Ecovia
The research, consultancy and events group for the organics industry rebrands to Ecovia Intelligence next month to reflect its widening range of activities
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ArticleUrban farming 'produces more than just food'
David Olivier, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Global Change and Sustainability Research Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, on why social networks are a key spinoff of urban farming
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ArticleCardiff duo launch wonky fruit juice business
University graduates set up Welsh government-backed juice start-up to tackle food waste
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ArticleFireblight in apples and pears doubles in 2016
Enquiries about incurable bacterial disease fireblight, which devastates apple and pear plants, have doubled since 2015, according to RHS
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ArticleBetter storage guidance 'would cut food waste'
Reducing the number of date labels on produce has helped consumers but there is more work to be done on storage guidelines