Tag: farming
Fairtrade farmers reap $41m boost from UK shoppers in 2019
UK shoppers “care more than ever” about the sustainability of the products they buy, according to the Fairtrade Foundation, which yesterday released figures showing its…
Spotlight on feedstocks: Field to Market and U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol team up to boost sustainable outcomes for cotton
Multi-stakeholder initiative Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture and cotton production assessment system U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol have formed a partnership to accelerate…
CAP fails to halt biodiversity loss in farming: EU auditors
The common agricultural policy has not been effective in reversing a decades-long decline in biodiversity and intensive farming remains a main cause of biodiversity loss,…
In the Amazon, a farmer practices the future of sustainable cattle ranching
Cattle farming is one of the drivers of Brazil’s economy, both for domestic consumption as well as for export. Cattle ranching in the Amazon, however,…
Direct-selling helps Indian farmers swerve food waste under lockdown
The Vegetables Growers Association of India estimates that 30% of ready-to-harvest crops have been left to rot during the lockdown. That’s compared to around 5…
Indonesia’s farms, plantations to face ‘drier than usual’ dry season
Indonesia will likely face a “drier than usual” dry season in key agricultural regions this year, President Jokowi Widodo said on Tuesday, adding that measures…
Farmers are throwing away fresh food and dairy. Food banks want to change that
As unemployment numbers continue to soar and economic uncertainty looms due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, food banks across the United States are experiencing a…
Spain asks illegal migrants and jobless to pick fruit as coronavirus bites
Spain will temporarily allow thousands of illegal migrants to pick fruit to address labour shortages caused by the new coronavirus outbreak, in a move closely…
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