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Smallholder farms are important to global food production
Global field size data, collected as part of a citizen project showed smaller farms contribute far more to global food production than previously thought.
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Christmas trees, coffee and vanilla among poorly protected plants
Thousands of wild plants are poorly protected, according to new research, with only less than 3 per cent of 7,000 evaluated species being 'low priority'.
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Raising a glass to ethical drinking
What’s the link between a hurricane and an innovative drinks company? From bottled water, to flavoured drinks and now its own interpretation of the UK’s current favourite tipple, the One brand has always had altruism at its heart, as the New Food team reports.
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Falling back in love with seafood
Richard Watson of Seafish assesses the current picture in terms of how seafood is performing in the retail market, what consumers are looking for and how more variety could turn fortunes around.
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A plant-based revolution
Mark Driscoll considers the shift away from carnivorous diets – what’s driving it, what are consumers looking for and how can the food industry rise to the challenge of catering for their fast-evolving tastes?
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Farmers could benefit from monitoring pasture nutrients
A study developing a hand-held NIRS device to check levels of nutrients in pasture could enable farmers to easily monitor levels to adapt grazing...
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How our healthy eating is dangerous for the planet
A report has suggested that the current healthy eating trend is damaging the environment, with avocados, quinoa and coconuts all part of the problem.
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25-year badger culling plan to eradicate bovine TB
Ministers are reviewing recommendations made in the government's 25-year Bovine TB strategy to control the spread of the disease...
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Guatemalan Sugar Association commits to sustainable goals
Campaign pledges to meet nine sustainability commitments by 2025.
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UCLA researchers reduce seafood fraud in Los Angeles
Researchers at UCLA have partnered with sushi restaurants and government regulators to identify and prevent seafood fraud in Los Angeles.
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Gene regulator to rehydrate plants after a drought
Research showing the protein NGA1 to be critical for plants to have normal responses to dehydration could be useful for agriculture in drought prone areas.
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Enabling large-scale production of bio-based plastic bottles
Japanese researchers have developed a high-yielding method of using a glucose derivative of a non-food plant to synthesise FDCA.
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Danger of food insecurity due to severe Caribbean droughts
Multi-year droughts in the Caribbean have meant increasing food insecurity and decreasing freshwater availability for over two million people.
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Transparency, food and the global supply chain
Stanley Chia explains why it's vital to stay on top of these key issues.
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Using marginal farmlands to improve water quality
Researchers have found that marginal farmland can be planted with perennial bioenergy crops such as shrub willow to improve water quality.
