All Sustainability articles – Page 254
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ArticleLEAF unveils new ‘user-friendly’ audit
Sustainability scheme launches new online review system to help growers complete annual audit
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ArticleMajor irrigation project opens in Peru
Scheme will lead to a significant increase in agricultural exports from the north of the country
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ArticleUrban farming boosts global food production
Report claims urban farming has greater influence than previously thought and should help inform agricultural policy
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ArticleIndustry slams decision to scrap chief science advisor
Decision sparks fears that ‘voice of science will be stifled’ in key policy issues after EU scraps role of chief scientific advisor
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ArticleFarmers could help UK meet carbon targets
Farm-generated renewable energy has 'huge potential' but needs less red-tape and more policy support, says report
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ArticleMcDonald’s USA refuses GM potato
A key supplier to fast-food chain has won approval to grow GM potato, but McDonald’s has stated it ‘will not change sourcing practices’
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ArticleCitrosol eyes Latin American gains
Company says its treatments can play a key role in helping the region’s exporters to access even the most distant markets
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'World-class' AHDB a must to aid farmers, Kendall says
Speaking at today's AIC Conference, ex-NFU chief and new AHDB chairman Peter Kendall set out the board's long-term goal
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ArticleLevahrt joins green sourcing project
Dutch company is latest to sign up to SIFAV covenant, committing to 100 per cent sustainable procurement by 2020
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ArticleIFOAM supports healthy soils
The organics movement has voted to promote soil health in order to feed the world while mitigating climate change and empowering farmers
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ArticleFarmers paid to maintain hedges under new strategy
National Pollinator Strategy includes new funding incentives for farmers, while National Rail pledges to leave grass to grow on embankments
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ArticleRetailer offers pumpkin recycling
Sainsbury’s will send used pumpkins collected from ten stores for anaerobic digestion, and promote local recycling on stickers
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ArticleTriskalia gains green standard
The French producer group for processed vegetables has obtained the Agri Confiance certification for environmental efforts
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First Agro sees gap in Indian market
Demand for pesticide-free vegetables set to rise dramatically in coming years, according to one group of entrepreneurs
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ArticlePsa discovered in Chile’s VI region
This is the first time the disease has been detected in O’Higgins
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ArticleSupercomputer will lead ‘step change’ in weather forecasts
A £97m supercomputer that is 13 times faster than current Met Office system will ‘make UK more resilient’ to high-impact weather
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ArticlePesticide paucity could cost British farmers £1.6bn
NFU report found that fruit and veg production is under threat as a result of the loss or restricted use of ingredients in PPPs
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ArticleFenthion phase-out stirs fruit fly fears
The use of the insecticide fenthion will be phased out in Australia over 12 months, with limited alternatives on offer to combat fruit fly
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ArticleAustria wants more regional produce
Major retail group Rewe says its new regional brand is part of plans to link consumers with their nearest suppliers
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ArticlePulp-growing isn't fiction for Vitacress
Numerous studies undertaken by Vitacress have identified the wood pulp substrate to be the optimum method of crop production