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Iceland supermarket announces 2,500 tonne food waste reduction
Having currently achieved a 23.2 percent reduction, Iceland has committed to a 50 percent reduction of food waste across its operations by 2030.
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Crop data patterns reveal new insight about plants and their environments
The data patterns allowed researchers to develop a matrix to predict the traits of rice plants depending on their genetics and the environment in which they are grown, which they said could be adapted and utilised for other crop types.
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Soil Association expands digital presence to support organic businesses
Over the coming weeks, Soil Association Certification will be sharing learnings from organic businesses, webinars, panel discussions, articles and organic learning sessions, as it looks to provide further support for organic businesses throughout the pandemic.
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WRAP receives scale-up funding to accelerate action on global food waste
The funding has been awarded to FLAWLESS, a project designed to ‘supercharge’ global efforts to meet the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3 to halve food waste by 2030.
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Building on consumer preferences shaped by the pandemic
Anneke van de Geijn from FrieslandCampina Ingredients Food & Beverages explores how some of 2019's trends, such as conscious and personalised consumption, have been shaped by COVID-19 and how manufacturers could build upon these evolving preferences.
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Government must focus on future of food security, warns NBA
The National Beef Association has called on the UK government to "take food security seriously" amid concerns that amendments to the Agriculture Bill do not protect or prioritise UK food standards.
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FAO calls for joint action to ensure sustainability of tea sector
Marking International Tea Day, FAO led a virtual event attended by tea exporters, producers, experts and advocacy organisations to highlight the need to prioritise the sustainability and prosperity of the tea sector.
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New EU food policy a “major missed opportunity,” says ProVeg
ProVeg International has claimed that the EU's new Farm to Fork Strategy has ignored the environmental and health impacts of animal farming.
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European Commission adopts new Farm to Fork Strategy
Originally scheduled for March 2020, the newly published Farm to Fork Strategy has set out targets designed to ensure a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system, including a 50 percent reduction in the use and risk of pesticides.
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Cargill leverages technology to improve cocoa transparency
Through the Cargill Cocoa Promise, the company uses technologies, such as mobile money, GPS mapping and digital data collection to allow for greater transparency on how cocoa is grown and sourced from farmers.
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Combining fish and vegetable production can be profitable, research shows
The research has suggested that efficient use of aquaponics - a system that combines conventional aquaculture with hydroponics - can be both economically and environmentally profitable.
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Center for Food Safety shuns USDA’s final GMO regulations
The USDA has released final GMO regulations, which the Center for Food Safety has claimed are detrimental to the health of farmers and consumers.
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Particle research could save wheat and other crops from deadly virus
In a bid to protect wheat and other crops from the Brome Mosaic virus, scientists from UC Riverside set out to better understand how the virus' particles interact with each other when infecting crops.
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Protecting forests as an economic proposition for cocoa farmers
Andrew Brooks, Global Head of Sustainability at Olam Cocoa, explains the need to support cocoa farmers as a way to reduce deforestation, and highlights the progress that the collaborative Cocoa & Forests Initiative has seen.
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“Outdated” UK pig ammonia emissions factors to be revised
Pig ammonia emissions factors are said to based on studies 20 years old, and revising these factors aims to help compliant producers avoid unnecessary expenses.