All Sustainability articles – Page 248
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ArticleSainsbury’s trials liquid nitrogen engine in world first
Retailer has installed the Dearman Engine in one of its delivery vehicles to remove all emissions caused by refrigeration
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ArticleAubergines help with healthy soil
By rotating between tomatoes and aubergines, Eosta growers are able to keep the soil healthy and attract favourable insects
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ArticleLangmeads installs fourth solar site
The West Sussex herbs and salad supplier can now power 12,500 homes through a total of 40MW of solar panels
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ArticleBrassica growers warned of ‘super moth’ explosion
The insecticide-resistant Diamondback moth has been found in numbers up to 100 times higher than usual with fears of crop losses
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ArticleTrue cost estimate helps organic cause
Organics specialist Nature & More has teamed up with a number of customers to make real cost of conventional fruit and vegetables visible to European consumers
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ArticleIntensive farming ‘must be consigned to past’
Diversified farming systems create stable yields and perform better under environmental stress, according to major new report
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Article‘State of emergency’ declared in Nigeria’s tomato sector
The Tomato Leaf Miner pest has reportedly wiped out tomato farms in Nigeria’s northern states while prices are skyrocketing
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ArticleProexport calls for unity on water
Association warns that industry infighting will set back efforts to resolve the water crisis facing the region
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ArticleLivestock 'would improve soils for growers'
Bringing livestock back onto produce farms would help improve soil health, writes Liz Bowles, head of farming at the Soil Association
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ArticleWUWM Market Awards reward food waste winners
Melbourne Markets, Borough Market and CEAGESP in Sao Paulo won the top three prizes in this year’s WUWM awards
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ArticleInnocent wins award as Spanish growers save water
Smoothie brand developed new 'Irri-fresa' app to help Spanish strawberry growers cut water use by 40 per cent
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ArticleLandgard: regional and green are 'mega-trends'
German fresh produce giant predicts further growth in consumer demand for sustainably sourced fresh fruit and vegetables
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ArticleMajor report finds GM 'does not harm' humans
There is also no evidence that GM crops boost yields, or harm the environment, the new study has said
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ArticleWestern Cape launches climate strategy
High level recognition in the region of the devastating effect climate change can have on the agricultural sector
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ArticleOrganic production lags behind demand
The signs continue to look good for the organic market, although work needs to be done to keep up with demand
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ArticleTomra targets food waste
Company highlights how supply chain, including sorting machinery, can aid the problem
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AnalysisOpinion: The other Panama papers
Not for the first time, the mainstream media has got carried away by the idea of Cavendish bananas disappearing overnight
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ArticleCold snap sends chill through Italian trade
Coldiretti blames climate change, which it says has damaged €14bn-worth of crops over the past decade
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ArticleSoil Association launches soil project
The UK is losing precious fertile soils at an alarming rate. New project Great Soils hopes to prevent that.
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ArticleGreenvale wins award for local support
Potato supplier has won the Eastern Borders Development Award for commitment to regional economy and environment