All Sustainability articles – Page 242
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ArticleKorean growers replace sunlight with LED
Producers in South Korea are reportedly using LED lights to grow peppers as climate change limits sunlight
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ArticleSoil Association warns on phosphate
The Soil Association has warned that future shortages of phosphate rock could spell a major threat to global food security
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ArticleE Leclerc launches local label
The French hypermarket has launched "Les Alliances Locales" to help boost the sales of local producers
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ArticleWalmart Canada opens green centre
New distribution facility for fresh and frozen food will be 60 per cent more energy-efficient than the company’s traditional centres
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ArticleDutch growers join Nature Counts
Two of the Netherlands' leading vegetable producers have joined The Greenery's sustainability scheme
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ArticleThe Greenery goes greener
Joint venture with processing specialist Provalor will produce fresh vegetable juices and colourings for the processing sector
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ArticleFresh produce offers double helping
The Barilla Centre for Food Nutrition has highlighted both the health and sustainability benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption
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ArticlePakistan allows vegetable imports from India
Pakistan is opening its borders to vegetable imports from India and other countries after much of its domestic crop was wiped out by severe flooding earlier this year
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ArticleKiwifruit canker confirmed in New Zealand
Officials last night confirmed a bacterial infection discovered at an orchard in New Zealand to be kiwifruit canker
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ArticleAgro-Mashov focuses on shortages
This year's Agro-Mashov exhibition in Israel will focus on the issue of water and food shortages
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ArticleFyffes recognised with carbon standard
Fresh producer distributor has been handed the Carbon Trust Standard after making strides in carbon reduction
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ArticleUK backed in European emissions debate
NFU president Peter Kendall has told a major European workshop UK farmers and growers are working hard to reduce emissions and mitigate against climate change in Brussels.
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ArticleSoil Association appoints new director
Helen Browning has been named as the new director of the UK's Soil Association, starting in spring 2011
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ArticleMetro and Greenpeace discuss sustainability
An ideas exchange focused on the urgency to protect the environment and the retailer's revised sustainability strategy
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ArticleWater supply chains under scrutiny
International food and grocery supply chain analyst IGD has released a new guide into water in grocery supply chains.
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ArticleMegi leaves its mark in China
Typhoon Megi has left a trail of destruction in China's Fujian province, destroying crops and causing widespread damage
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ArticleChile studies water footprint
Some Chilean fruit export sectors are participating in a water awareness project as concerns emerge over global reserves
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ArticleProvisional clearance for Chinese grapes
Biosecurity Australia has given a provisional green light for Chinese table grape imports provided a range of quarantine conditions are met
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ArticleInternational food trade will grow, report finds
The global food supply chain’s main problem is not that it will not produce enough to feed a burgeoning world population, rather it is the need to enhance the sustainability of its production systems.
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ArticleNew partner for Biopack
Hong Kong-based manufacturer of biodegradable packaging, Biopack, has announced an agreement with Solupack in Brazil to distribute its products in Latin America