All Sustainability articles – Page 214
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ArticlePutting a price on organics
A pilot programme, backed by the UN and Prince Charles, is seeking to change the way fruit is priced on supermarket shelves
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ArticleSoil Association pilots blockchain technology
Collaboration with tech firm will allow shoppers to tap smartphone on organic products and receive instant supply chain info
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ArticleAyco hibernates as Irma threatens
Florida group temporarily closes operations with hurricane poised to hit the region
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ArticleOrganic drinks brand turns tube into 'train forest'
Little Miracles celebrates start of Organic September by adorning Metropolitan Line train with plants and flowers
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ArticleTesco announces waterway protection project
Retailer is encouraging potato growers in East Anglia to limit run-off from fields by helping to fund environmentally-friendly technology
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ArticleLEAF appoints new education director
Environmental farming body appoints ‘director of education and public engagement’ following tie-up with Farming and Countryside Education
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ArticleGreenyard Frozen to cut emissions with new biomass units
Processing sites in Norfolk and Lincolnshire to be fitted with eco-friendly power systems to reduce Belgian company’s carbon footprint
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ArticleFresh produce is ‘star performer’ in organics
Sales of organic fresh produce were up by 7.4 per cent over the last year, with fruit, tomatoes and salad performing strongly
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ArticleAMT Fruit reaches milestone in FareShare donations
Citrus specialist celebrates sending enough surplus fruit for half a million meals to food redistribution charity FareShare
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AnalysisSingle-use plastics bigger than climate change?
It was the question put to delegates at the Freshcare Forum to kickstart a conversation about food packaging and activism
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ArticleMarket for hydroponic veg set to rise
Urbanisation and growing consumer awareness about the risk of contaminated veg will boost demand for hydroponics
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ArticlePlant & Food in apple biodiversity study
Organisation has compared the biodiversity of modern commercial orchards with organic orchards
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ArticleDistributors landed with new HGV tax
Fruit and veg firms using older HGVs and vans face taxes from early 2019 under new air pollution regulations
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ArticleFatal salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican papayas
A salmonella outbreak that has caused one death and infected over 100 people in the US has been traced to Mexican papayas
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ArticleCape growers face difficult times
Drought conditions means the agricultural industry is battling with the surrounding population for water supplies
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ArticleCitrus greening spreads east in California
The citrus greening disease Huanglongbing has spread further in Southern California to Riverside County
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ArticleAsda wonky veg box wins Product of the Year
Retailer’s food waste initiative has been named as one of the Products of the Year 2017 after annual consumer products survey
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ArticleShoppers back ‘plastic-free aisle’ in supermarkets
A new poll has found that 90 per cent of shoppers would back the introduction of a retail aisle with no plastic packaging
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ArticleDole grapes earn certification
In Chile, Dole’s Huelquen Farm, on which 100ha of grapes are cultivated, has gained Rainforest Alliance certification
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ArticlePanama disease confirmed on QLD farm
Queensland’s agriculture minister has confirmed that a banana farm in Tully has tested positive for Panama Tropical Race 4