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How to mitigate food waste going forward

Engaging youth through targeted education and leadership programs is also a priority. . ."

Salon · Sep 9, 2024

Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen

The last time the National Farmers’ Federation marched on Canberra politicians were carefully controlled.. This time the agenda looks more useful for politicians than farmers

The Guardian - AU · Sep 9, 2024

Fairtrade charity says people are making ‘conscious’ choice to buy its products

Group praises nearly 70% of UK adults who bought Fairtrade products in past year despite cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024

‘Weather magic’ and wind lore: the push to preserve ancient knowledge in Vanuatu

‘Talking dictionaries’ among the tools used by researchers to document languages and record Indigenous environmental knowledge

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2024

Australia’s first genetically modified fruit is ripe for a taste test. Could it avert a global banana apocalypse?

It’s the world’s most popular fruit, but the Cavendish banana is at risk of being wiped out. Queensland scientists say they may have the answer

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2024

Another SA business hit with tomato virus confirmation

Third confirmed detection of tomato virus in SA.

The Canberra Times · Sep 6, 2024

Judge in Brazil orders slaughterhouses to pay for Amazon reforestation

A court in the Brazilian state of Rondonia has found two beef slaughterhouses guilty of buying cattle out of what is supposed to be a protected area in the Brazilian Amazon, which is illegal

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2024

How flu shots can help against bird flu

Flu vaccines won't stop the spread of H5N1, but they can stop both viruses from mutating into something worse

Salon · Sep 4, 2024

Europe’s farming lobbies recognise need to eat less meat in shared vision report

Dialogue with green groups results in agreement on ‘urgent, ambitious and feasible’ reforms in agriculture

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2024

Why Marathwada’s farm workers are migrating even in summer

In a typical year, Savitra Thadke, 50, and her husband work as sugarcane cutters at farms in Sangli or Kolhapur in western Maharashtra from October to March-April. In the summer months of April-June, they work as agricultural labourers in their village, Chopdyachiwadi in the Georai taluka of Beed district. Savitra could even…

Newslaundry · Sep 4, 2024