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    • Sunday, 19 March, 2023
      The Big Read
      Microbes on the farm: a solution for climate change?

      Evolving technology is enhancing soil’s ability to store carbon and mitigate the environmental effects of industrialised farming

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      UK trade
      UK poised to remove import tariffs on Malaysian palm oil

      Britain’s move to cut duties as it seeks entry to CPTPP trade deal sparks concern among green groups

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      Erica Wagner
      Let them eat . . . nettles? Salad versus the seasons

      A market in Bucharest offers lessons for Brits on what to eat when

    • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
      UK agriculture
      UK faces heightened risk of carrot and leek shortages, warns NFU

      Farming group’s chief says extreme weather and higher input costs increase chances of empty shelves after salad crunch

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Environment
      Netherlands raises pressure on farmers over nitrogen emissions

      Country faces choice between building infrastructure or backing agriculture if it is to meet climate pledges, minister warns

    • Friday, 24 February, 2023
      Camilla Cavendish
      Wilting support for the Tories in farming areas reflects neglect

      As supermarkets ration salad, agriculture needs help from a government that cares

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      UK agriculture
      UK minister booed by farmers as fruit and vegetable shortages widen

      Thérèse Coffey tells NFU conference egg production drop not caused by market failure, while Tesco announces rationing

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      UK agriculture
      UK salad shortages to last ‘for weeks’, retailers warn

      British Retail Consortium’s forecast comes as Asda and Morrisons ration purchases of fruit and vegetables

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Special ReportCircular Economy
      Droughts trigger water-saving debates in rainy regions

      Farmers are intensely aware of the challenges in conserving water supplies

    • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
      Special ReportCircular Economy
      The start-ups betting on ‘peecycling’

      Collecting and processing human urine would address fertiliser shortages and water pollution

    • Wednesday, 8 February, 2023
      News in-depthCommodities
      Ukraine war fallout benefits one of world’s biggest fertiliser groups

      Morocco’s OCP had record earnings last year after European rivals were hit by soaring energy costs

    • Tuesday, 13 December, 2022
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      Russian fertiliser billionaire pushes for ammonia exports

      Sanctions-hit Dmitry Mazepin pitches plan for shipments of ingredient seen as vital in easing global food crisis

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Food security
      UK at risk of food supply crisis, farmers’ leader warns

      NFU head says ministers have been slow in responding to her concerns

    • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
      Anjana Ahuja
      Why lab-grown meat may never be on the menu

      High production costs together with increasingly vegetarian appetites may prevent this industry taking off

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2022
      UK agriculture
      Turkeys dying too fast for farmers to get compensation, MPs told

      Trade group chief notes ‘worst bird flu outbreak that we’ve seen’

    • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
      Argentina
      Third year of drought threatens Argentina’s grain exports

      Farmers despair of dry conditions and lack of government support

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
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      Tyson Foods launches board review over new CFO’s arrest

      John Randal Tyson charged with public intoxication and trespassing after he was found asleep in woman’s bed

    • Thursday, 10 November, 2022
      The Big Read
      Mood shifts on gene-edited crops as droughts and wars bite

      The European Commission is considering easing regulation on the technology. But critics say it is an untested risk being pushed by Big Ag

    • Tuesday, 8 November, 2022
      Special ReportManaging Climate Change
      Amazon destruction woes overshadow Brazil’s farming advances

      Technology makes farming in developed areas more sustainable but rainforest destruction has been soaring

    • Sunday, 30 October, 2022
      Brexit
      UK farmers say exports will be hit by post-Brexit regulation

      Industry groups urge agriculture minister to reconsider new rule on meat products

    • Wednesday, 26 October, 2022
      Food & Beverage
      Cadbury maker Mondelez to invest $600mn on sustainable cocoa sourcing

      Ivory Coast and Ghana boycott annual meeting amid rising tensions in chocolate industry

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      News in-depthSpecial Report
      Sustainable Food and Agriculture

      Big Tobacco, Big Oil . . . and Big Food? How activist shareholders are pushing the industry to change its ways. Plus: drinks companies count true cost of water; climate change puts India’s rice farmers under pressure; and food for thought in seven charts

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
      Scientists test new biological alternatives to toxic pesticides

      Ladybirds, food dye and fungi are all being pressed into the war on harmful insects

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
      Investors push food companies to go greener

      The ESG movement has the industry in its sights — but complex supply chains make it a tricky target

    • Thursday, 20 October, 2022
      Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
      India’s rice farmers find themselves on front line of water crisis

      The country is struggling to wean itself off subsidies that encourage overuse

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