All Sustainability articles – Page 239
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ArticleLea Valley powers into the future
The Lea Valley growing region is powering ahead as growers are diversifying into becoming small-scale energy suppliers. Nina Pullman visits the region
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VideoNew snack grows sprout and mushroom filling
3D-printed pastry case embedded with spores and seeds could offer new means of producing healthy and sustainable food
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ArticleChile assesses impact of Villarrica eruption
Fruit production in IX Region not believed to be significantly affected
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ArticleApplicants needed for new TV show
A new farming television programme on Sky1 is looking for farming families to take part in a series of challenges
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ArticleQueensland farm fears Panama disease
A banana farm in the Australian state of Queensland has tested positive for potentially devastating Panama disease
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ArticlePineapple fabric set for take off
Clothes made from pineapple leaves and banana stems could provide new waste outlet for producers and growers
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ArticleKoppert welcomes GFIA as 'catalyst'
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture will take place on 9-11 March in Abu Dhabi
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ArticleWalmart launches online green shop
Retailer says web-based portal helps customers to identify the most sustainable brands and suppliers
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ArticlePublic ‘must be won over’ to GM, say politicians
Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems all spoke in favour of GM at NFU conference, but warn public must now be persuaded
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ArticleKoppert introduces natural defence
Dutch biological systems specialist introduces a new natural product combating insects
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ArticleCouncil shuts ‘rat-infested’ veg shop
A Lincolnshire fruit and vegetable shop has been closed until further notice after complaints of a rat infestation
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ArticleLocal authorities 'must act' to halt excessive food waste
London government watchdog wants to see separate food waste collections, as its research unearths alarming figures
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AnalysisOpinion: Why solar is a good use for land
Iain Watt, sustainability advisor at non-profit body Forum for the Future, explains why there is a case for solar on prime agricultural land
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ArticleSave Our Soils gains plaudits
Nature & More's Save Our Soils campaign received the backing of the Dutch state secretary at BioFach this week
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ArticleTensions remain high over veg factory odour
Campaign group formed to bring together affected villagers claims “vomit-like” smell from AB Produce still spoiling life in Measham
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ArticleRush to mount more solar
The clamour among British businesses to install solar panels is insatiable, but with crop production space limited, one man has a game-changing innovation
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ArticlePlans to chop down pear tree for HS2 set for review
Warwickshire tree is one of the oldest in UK, as government looks into decision to replant it elsewhere as part of high-speed rail link plans
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ArticleReport assesses impact of Coquimbo drought
The number of people employed in region’s fruit industry fell from 59,000 in 2007 to 44,000 in 2014
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ArticleEU removes ban on Indian mangoes
Defra welcomes plant health standing committee's decision to lift restrictions much earlier than expected
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ArticleWild pollinators threatened by commercial bees
Diseases such as Deformed Wing Virus are spreading from commercial colonies to wild pollinators, study finds