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Spotlight on commodities

24 January 2017

  • Making ayahuasca

    Tourist boom for ayahuasca a mixed blessing for Amazon

    Short supply of plant has led to uptake in commercial planting, use of dangerous alternatives and fears of deforestation

4 January 2017

  • Coffee trees are irrigated on a farm in Brazil

    Coffee from Rainforest Alliance farms in Brazil linked to exploited workers

    Certification schemes criticised for failing to spot labour rights violations on farms in Brazil, the world’s largest coffee producer

22 November 2016

  • Hellmans Mayonnaise

    Hellmann's aims to woo flexitarians by branding its mayo as veggie

    Unilever is adding a vegetarian logo to 500 products, including Flora and Hellmann’s by the end of 2017 to boost interest among flexitarians

15 November 2016

  • Gold mining

    A million artisanal gold miners in Madagascar wait to come out of the shadows

    Small-scale gold mining has been given an unexpected boost as a result of a political coup and fall in commodity prices

18 October 2016

  • Silhouette woman

    Modern Slavery Act gives UK companies a free pass to profit from slavery overseas

    Parosha Chandran
    We need new laws that hold business accountable for conditions of slavery when they operate overseas and allow victims to seek compensation

13 October 2016

  • Mangoes

    Kenya’s mango farmers ditch chemicals to boost exports

    Mango growers in Kenya are turning to biopesticides to help tackle a crippling fruit fly problem and reach new export markets

5 August 2016

  • TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AFPLifestyle-Kenya<br>Workers pack roses 13 January 2006 at Oserian farm in Naivasha northwest of Nairobi. The region is home to a lucrative industry providing the bulk of Europe's flower imports. Kenyan flower farms are notorious for poor working conditions and low wages but some, like this farm which has 4,500 permanent workers, have in recent years acquired fairtrade certification which seeks to improve conditions for employees. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA / STR (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) NAI08 TO GO WITH AFP STORY: AFPLifestyle-Kenya-trade-flowers-ethics/ILLUSTRATION PAPIER: AFPSociete-consommation-horticulture-Kenya

    Brexit could mean UK gets more fruit and vegetables from Africa

    More than a third of British supermarkets expect more imports from African countries following the vote to leave the EU

27 July 2016

  • Help Refugees volunteers cooking and preparing food for the refugees at the Calais refugee camp

    As donations dry up, how the Calais camp feeds its 6,000 refugees

    As food donations decline and the population continues to grow, the volunteer-run kitchens are looking to food suppliers in France and further afield to provide regular orders

15 June 2016

  • Women and children gather for food in Bangladesh

    Five charts that explain who gets hit hardest by food price rises

    Benin, Mozambique and Nepal are among countries most exposed to climate change, water scarcity and food price volatility

2 May 2016

  • Yellowfin tuna

    Overfishing puts $42bn tuna industry at risk of collapse

    Experts make first estimate of the value of tuna fisheries and warn Pacific Islanders have most to lose from declining stocks

12 April 2016

  • Palestinian female farmer

    The Palestinian farmers battling border restrictions and lack of water

    Farmers in the occupied West Bank struggle daily against a broken supply chain that restricts access to agricultural equipment, technology and water

22 March 2016

  • Sri Lankan Army commandos.

    Can a business ever source responsibly from a war zone?

    If done right, companies working in areas of conflict can play a major role in the rebuilding of peaceful and prosperous societies

9 March 2016

  • Sulayman Al Ali with his oranges

    Isis is strangling Syrian trade but a new orange co-operative is turning to Russia

    Orange growers in western Syria have formed a new co-operative in the hope of reigniting export links with the outside world and bring in crucial income

29 February 2016

  • Prospectors working at an open-pit gold mine in Central African Republic

    Whether it's Mexico's gold or Zimbabwe's diamonds, mining is riven with violence and business is complicit

    Michael Gibb
    The minerals trade is prolonging violence in Central African Republic, Mexico and Myanmar. There is no excuse for inaction

18 February 2016

  • Orange trees

    How Italy's oranges are linked to a modern day story of exploitation

    Thousands of migrants are living in squalid conditions in Rosarno, southern Italy, harvesting oranges for consumers across Europe

6 February 2016

  • Bananas

    Lidl is the latest to switch to sustainable bananas. Will it make a difference?

    Consumers in the UK buy more certified bananas than anyone else, but low prices mean producers are struggling to invest in working conditions and wages

28 January 2016

  • Lychees

    Lychees: an exotic fruit that provides a lifeline for Madagascar

    Our growing taste for exotic fruits is helping to promote much-needed investment in Madagascar’s rural economy

29 October 2015

  • Harvesters at work in France’s Languedoc region

    French wine industry's love affair with pesticides blamed for worker health problems

    A growing number of lawsuits in France have begun to expose the serious risk faced by those working on non-organic vineyards

28 September 2015

  • Arbikie Highland Estate

    Move over craft beer, single-estate spirits aim to be the next drinks trend

    Demand for all things “craft” and local has stretched beyond beer into spirits, offering an opportunity to build a more sustainable industry

16 September 2015

  • China bar cocktails

    Bathtub booze and knock-off whisky: inside China's fake alcohol industry

    Drinkers are unwittingly knocking back fake alcohol brewed in bathtubs, which could lead to potentially serious health issues
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