All Sustainability articles – Page 295
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Bidwells proposes anaerobic solution
Agri-food businesses and householders alike could be diverting more of their food waste to anaerobic digestion plants in order to save on volumes going to landfill and creating a renewable energy source.
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ArticleEosta signs climate agreement
The Netherlands-based company has joined an initiative to achieve climate neutral management
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ArticleChile trials climate prediction project
South American nation hopes to aid its avocado and citrus growers through a new climate prediction project, which is being trialled in Valparaíso
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Water restrictions in Murray-Darling basin relaxed
Water allocations in Australia’s Murray-Darling river basin have been relaxed
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Typhoon pushes Taiwan food prices
Taiwan has been battered by the third typhoon in recent weeks, damaging agriculture and driving food prices up
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ArticleLocal sourcing is going global
Rising consumer awareness of green issues has led to an increase in demand for locally produced fruit and vegetables across Europe
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Calls for rethink on pesticide package
The fruit and vegetable sector has called on the European Parliament to consider “far-reaching” effects of new pesticide package
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FPT starts carbon study
Capespan's port logistics subsidiary FPT has embarked on an exhaustive carbon footprint analysis.
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ArticleTaiwan counts cost of Typhoon Sinlaku
The agricultural industry is assessing the damage of the latest storm to hit the country
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ArticleFPT looks to reduce carbon footprint
A study is underway to help the South African company improve its carbon efficiency
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ArticleDominican Republic counts cost of Ike
Flooding caused by Hurricane Ike has reportedly destroyed thousands of hectares of fruit and vegetables in the Dominican Republic
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ArticleUN issues plea to meat-eaters
The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has urged consumers to cut meat consumption to tackle global warming
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Climate-neutral kiwifruit head to Europe
Sourced from New Zealand, the first climate neutral kiwifruit are due to arrive in Europe, thanks to the pioneering work of Eosta
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ArticleStorm damage assessment underway
Growers are counting the cost of the damage caused by Tropical Storm Fay, which hit southeast US States this week
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ArticleFlorida growers braced for storm
Growers are taking "necessary precautions" as Tropical Storm Fay moves towards the Florida mainland today
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New York growers eligible for aid
17 counties in the New York have been declared disaster areas following June hailstorms
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Sainsbury’s opens greenest supermarket
Sainsbury’s has opened possibly the UK’s greenest supermarket, featuring a timber frame, wind turbines and customer toilets with a rainwater flush.
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Soil Association completes board line-up
The environmental campaign group has added Rob Haward to its new Standards Board as a grower representative
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Queensland unprepared for exotic pests
A leading horticulture body has warned the Australian state of Queensland is at risk and unprepared for exotic pest attacks
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ArticleNZ company claims carbon neutral first
New Zealand Fresh Cuts says it is the first fresh produce company in the world to achieve carbon neutrality