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  • Thursday, 1 April, 2021
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    ‘Farmer Bill’ is not alone in dreams of a rural idyll

    New wave of landowners prioritises sustainability as well as profits

  • Friday, 26 March, 2021
    Agritech
    Vertical farming start-up AeroFarms to list at $1.2bn valuation in Spac deal

    US food tech company becomes the latest to tap sustainable investing boom

  • Thursday, 18 March, 2021
    Agritech
    Funding boom for faux meat and dairy start-ups

    Annual investment triples into makers of plant-based, lab-grown and fermentation-based products

  • Saturday, 20 February, 2021
    The Big Read
    Cocaine: Colombia weighs a new aerial war on drugs

    With drug production soaring, Bogotá wants to revive its controversial crop spraying programme

  • Wednesday, 17 February, 2021
    Global InsightAmy Kazmin
    India’s farm reforms fail to tackle growers’ sluggish incomes

    Agricultural transformation will not be achieved until consumers can afford to spend more

  • Thursday, 4 February, 2021
    David Stevenson
    Investing in a slice of the non-meat future

    From the laboratory to the kitchen of the near future

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Special ReportSudan after the revolution
    Sudan wants to ‘turn the desert green’ in agricultural modernisation push

    Crops can grow in the desert with sophisticated irrigation schemes, but poor infrastructure is holding back development

  • Tuesday, 26 January, 2021
    Special ReportSudan after the revolution
    Sudan loses out on wealth from gum arabic harvest

    European producers monopolise the value of one of the country’s biggest exports

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    Special ReportFT Health: Future of Antibiotics
    Overuse of antibiotics for meat production drives resistance in humans

    Household names like McDonald’s start to modify practices to aid farm animals’ health, growth and digestion

  • Promoted Content
  • Monday, 18 January, 2021
    Genus profit upgrade pushes shares to record high

    UK animal genetics group enjoys sustained Chinese demand for its pig and bull semen

  • Sunday, 17 January, 2021
    The Big Read
    Big Meat: facing up to the demands for sustainability

    Consumers and investors are looking at the environmental damage the industry has done and calling for change

  • Sunday, 27 December, 2020
    News in-depthSpain
    Spain’s pig farmers call for pork investment to save rural economy

    Industry says it can help fight countryside depopulation but critics warn growth is unsustainable

  • Wednesday, 23 December, 2020
    Orla Ryan
    Chocolate is a treat but leaves a sour taste in cocoa farmers’ mouths

    For families growing the crop in west Africa, the farmgate price is low and the life uncertain

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    Special ReportBrazil: The Road to Sustainability
    Cattle muddy Brazil’s path to sustainable farming

    High-tech agribusinesses cut down on chemicals while unscrupulous ranchers cut down trees

  • Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
    Special ReportBrazil: The Road to Sustainability
    Agroforestry offers green alternative to slash-and-burn

    Mixed-use schemes enable depleted soils to become productive again

  • Friday, 4 December, 2020
    John Cherry
    A chance for British farming to break a vicious cycle

    With the end of EU subsidies, the government should embrace a new model of regenerative agriculture

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    News in-depthSpecial Report
    Sustainable Food and Agriculture

    From carbon labels to zero-waste menus, food businesses are increasingly keen to reach sustainability-minded consumers. Will their efforts pay off? Plus: pandemic-proof supply chains; China rethinks its diet; fairer deals for farm workers

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Special ReportSustainable Food and Agriculture
    Pandemic prompts rethink of food supply chains

    Coronavirus has made clear the need for a more robust and responsive food system

  • Saturday, 31 October, 2020
    Agritech
    Vertical farming: hope or hype?

    Flurry of corporate activity has proponents hailing arrival of the future of agriculture

  • Saturday, 31 October, 2020
    Lex
    Thanksgiving turkeys: wattle happen Premium

    Pandemic rules mean gatherings will be smaller this November, which looks bad for sales of gobblers

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    EU agriculture
    Victory for vegans as plant-based burgers stay on EU menus

    Parliament rejects move to ban non-meat foods labels from using terms such as ‘steak’ and ‘sausage’

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Special ReportAfrican Farming & the World
    Grassroots battle to commercialise South Africa’s Eastern Cape

    A lack of clear land ownership rights for farmers is hampering efforts to open up the region to the wider market

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Special Report
    African Farming & the World

    Nigeria harnesses scale to boost smallholder productivity; the battle to commercialise South Africa’s Eastern Cape; camel milk’s superfood credentials; how tackling soil depletion can raise yields; Egyptian orange farmers capitalise on export boom; what Nigeria can learn from Brazilian techniques

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Special ReportAfrican Farming & the World
    Nigerian businessman targets Brazil-style farming revolution at home

    The former ambassador to Brasília wants to replicate the successful transformation of the cerrado region

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    Marianne Schoemaker
    How digitised supply chains can help multiply Africa’s crop yields

    Technology can help primary producers to access much-needed resources including finance, inputs and fair prices

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