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Sustainable food

  • A Victorian dairy herd

    Greener pastures: the dairy farmers committed to sustainability

    Biological farming, conservation planning and water recycling are part of a concerted push to make the milk industry more ‘carbon confident’
  • FILE - This Monday, Aug. 31, 2015, file photo, shows Pioneer seed, manufactured by Dupont, displayed at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill. Dupont reports financial results on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

    Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta: rush for mega-mergers puts food security at risk

    Jennifer Clapp
    Recent deals in the global agrochemical and seed industry, driven by financial motivations, are a threat to farmers, prices and the environment
  • Mike Salguero turned to Kickstarter with his meat subscription idea to test levels of interest. Over 30 days he raised almost 10 times his goal.

    Herdfunding: how the internet is raising money for farms

    Instead of approaching banks, small, local farms are finding cash and loyal fans online
  • A pile of carrots and potatoes

    Doggy bags to pig feed: 10 things we learned about food waste

  • Combine harvester

    UK farmers to test hi-tech beans that could prevent food waste

  • Barrels of spirulina on the rooftop of the Hotel Novotel Bangkok on Siam Square, Thailand. The spirulina is produced on the roof of the hotel in an urban farm run by EnerGaia, a Thai start-up company specializing in producing sustainable algae products.

    Is spirulina the new kale? A Thai startup is bringing back the tiny green algae

    EnerGaia is using the rooftop of a Bangkok Novotel to harvest spirulina, an algae some are calling the spinach of the future
  • Purple Carrot Instagram 2

    New Crop – the vegan venture fund fighting for animal rights

  • 5000

    Impossible foods: how startups are changing what we eat – in pictures

  • Imperfect fruit

    Ugly fruit and veggies are making a comeback on US grocery shelves

    Fresh fruits and vegetables are held to impossibly high aesthetic standards. Now, a number of US startups on both coasts are showing consumers that ugly is better
  • Cans of Campbell’s soup line the shelves at a local grocery store in Golden, Colorado September 11, 2009. Campbell Soup Co posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher prices and increased sales of condensed soup and Prego pasta sauce as people ate at home more to save money. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES BUSINESS FOOD)

    Food companies move away from potentially toxic chemicals in cans

    Companies pledge to phase out packaging as a new study finds two out of three food cans test positive for the chemical BPA
  • Out of date and unopened food thrown away in a dustbin

    Can supermarkets do more than sell wonky veg to tackle food waste? - live chat

    Join a panel of experts on this page on Wednesday, 30 March, 1-2pm BST to discuss how businesses can prevent food waste and create value from it
  • Pigs sniff for food at a farm on the outskirts of Mexico City, Saturday April 25, 2009. Mexican officials are taking measures to contain a combination of swine, bird and human influenza that people may have no natural immunity to and which has claimed the lives of as many as 68 people in Mexico. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

    In Taiwan, leftover food scraps help farmers sustain porky appetites

    Taiwan has institutionalized the practice of feeding leftover food to livestock, an approach that many nations are using or considering to reduce their food waste. Now, two thirds of the country’s overall food waste helps feed its 5.5m pigs
  • young mother with baby in shopping mall supermarket store buying food and grocery<br>F7CY3R young mother with baby in shopping mall supermarket store buying food and grocery

    From sugar tax to big data: 9 lessons about tackling obesity

    The World Health Organisation has called obesity an ‘exploding nightmare’. Experts joined us to discuss how businesses can tackle he epidemic
  • TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY EMMANUELLE MICHEL (FILES) This file photo taken on October 23, 2015 shows Normandy cows eating on alfalfa before milking at a farm in Courcite, northwestern France. The livestock sector recruits more and more employees, even though the agriculture suffers of an important crisis. The number of new employees increased by 50% between 2004 and 2014. / AFP / JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIERJEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images

    Water-poor Saudi Arabia moves farming venture to drought-stricken California

    The largest dairy business in Saudi Arabia, has purchased land in California to grow alfalfa for its cattle – and it’s rubbing some people the wrong way
  • A cornucopia of confectionery, comprised of Mars Bars, Snickers, and Twix

    How can business tackle double burden of obesity and undernutrition? - live chat

    Join experts in the comments section of this page on Wednesday, 24 February, 1-2pm GMT to discuss the role of food companies in improving public health
  • Urban farm growing lettuce and herbs

    Is urban farming only for rich hipsters?

    Farms are springing up in cities across Europe, but if they exclude lower income groups they’ll do little to help shift towards sustainable food system
  • Soft drink bottle filled with sugar cubes

    Why a tax on fizzy drinks would help tackle the UK's £10bn diabetes epidemic

    Anna Taylor
    More than one in 20 people in the UK has type 2 diabetes, with consumption of sugary drinks proven to be a direct cause. Failing to tax them is irresponsible
  • File photo of dairy cows feeding in Chino<br>Dairy cows feed in Chino, California in this April 25, 2012, file photo. The worst drought in half a century now battering US agriculture will hit livestock producers hardest as soaring feed costs erase profits and drive many to take on more debt, downsize herds or simply leave the field altogether, industry analysts say, August 10, 2012. REUTERS/Alex Gallardo/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

    Milking it: critics take aim at new environmental guidelines for dairy industry

    The US dairy industry is outlining ways ranchers and producers can reduce their environmental impact. But critics say the new guidelines don’t go far enough
  • Fizzy drinks surrounded by sugar cubes

    A sugar tax won't work. Here's why

    Jessica Burt
    They might not grab headlines or have celebrity backing, but there are better ways to tackle obesity than a blunt rise in cost
  • Food in Tesco's trolley

    Tesco CEO heads up global food waste campaign launched at Davos

    A coalition of 30 leaders from business, governments and NGOs wants to halve the amount of food wasted globally by 2030
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