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From garlic-infused pellets to face masks — the lengths employed by farmers to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Country is fertile ground for novel sustainable methods but must overcome cost and cultural barriers
Snarl-up reflects wider UK supply chain problems with post-Brexit labour shortages at their roots
Other countries may reap the benefits, jobs and profits of pioneering techniques from British scientists
Excessive export taxes will hit the farmers’ ability to invest in production and stifle output
2 Sisters owner Ranjit Boparan asks the government to support two fertiliser plants that were shut by gas price surge
Unprecedented labour shortages have left hundreds of tonnes of produce rotting in the fields
Most polluting sectors such as dairy receive most state support, while health and environment costs total $12tn a year
Nutella maker’s push to shorten its supply chain stokes environmental backlash in rural communities
Country’s CAP funds will be diverted to ecological schemes and less intensive farming
Products from coffee to oranges affected by drought and chilly temperatures
Rotten tomatoes.
House prices are increasing in almost every major economy in the wake of the pandemic
As the food investors fret about sustainability, new metrics are emerging to guide their decisions. Plus: peatland emissions; fair play for rooibos farmers; carbon offsets; planet-friendly packaging; data versus deforestation in Brazil
Changing temperatures across the globe are shifting the seasons and the crops that farmers can grow
New issuance standards are helping drive a surge in sustainability-linked loans
Planned changes are insufficient to cut carbon emissions from farming, warn activists
From countering climate change to saving bananas, new gene-editing technology could prove crucial
Tariff-free agreement could set precedent for accords with big exporters such as US and Brazil
Record shipments and high crop prices boost incomes as subsidies wane
Battered by the US-China trade war and Covid-19, farmers are more positive about 2021
Private sector finance is starting to help producers who have previously struggled to find credit
Reduction would be the most effective action in the near term, landmark report concludes
New wave of landowners prioritises sustainability as well as profits
US food tech company becomes the latest to tap sustainable investing boom
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