agriculture
CarobWay seals agriculture agreements to boost carob innovation
Tech/agriTech start-up CarobWay Ltd, and Israel’s oldest environmental arm, the Jewish National Fund, have kicked off a nationwide research initiative for carob trees.
COP26: Time to invest in nature-based solutions and climate-smart agriculture
Key among the Rainforest Alliance’s initiatives are eliminating deforestation from commodity supply chains and building climate resilience for farming and forest communities.
US & UAE to launch AIM for Climate initiative at COP26
The initiative seeks to unite participants to increase investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.
Corbion teams with Truterra and farmers to advance sustainable agriculture
The data-driven collaboration enables US farmers to implement customised sustainability improvements in row crop production, including soybean and corn.
How well do you know your animals? Probably not well enough
When different produce from different regions, even crops for animal feed, is being combined, it muddies the water and makes traceability harder.
CEA Food Safety Coalition launches first-ever food safety standard for indoor-grown produce
The Coalition, founded by industry leaders in greenhouse and indoor farming, developed the food safety addendum to address the unique attributes of CEA-grown leafy greens.
New Kitchen Gardens project aims to put provenance on plates
A new initiative to shake up the farming industry and champion sustainable food provenance has been announced.
Entries open for 2021 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security
Olam International, in partnership with Agropolis Fondation, is searching for ground-breaking scientific research that can deliver transformational impacts within global agriculture.
Rainforest Alliance announces enhanced certification programme and standard
The new programme consists of the Sustainable Agriculture Standard with requirements for farms and supply chains, along with a new assurance system and a suite of tools to measure progress towards sustainability objectives.
British farmers invited to shape new Environmental Land Management scheme
Farmers and interested parties throughout England will have the chance to shape the future of Environmental Land Management (ELM) by taking part in one of six upcoming online webinars by Defra.
UK government announces ‘bounce back’ plan for agriculture, food & drink industry
A ‘bounce back’ plan of trade measures for the agriculture, food and drink industry has been announced by the UK government, to help support businesses that have been impacted by coronavirus.
Equinom brings back genomic diversity to legumes
In its commitment to the global drive for greater food security, seed breeding specialist Equinom Ltd is leveraging advanced breeding techniques to promote agricultural biodiversity.
UK consumers asked to support nation’s farmers as industry launches 24 Hours in Farming campaign
British consumers are being invited to throw their support behind the country’s farmers in the biggest online agricultural event.
Farmers Weekly launches #FeedTheNation campaign and initiatives
UK magazine Farmers Weekly has been working with key industry organisations to support farmers across the country doing their bit to keep the nation fed during the Covid-19 pandemic.