Tag: food production

Why Norfolk and Suffolk are key to plant-based innovation

The truth is if you’re in the food industry, you’re in the…

Clarke Willis

PM in talks with food industry over soaring prices

As soaring prices continue impacting business and squeezing household budgets the PM…

Rosie Greenaway

Wonky veg to become the norm this winter

The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on supermarkets to accept more…

Rosie Greenaway

Heura ‘redefines’ plant-based food manufacturing

Heura has launched a multidisciplinary scientific approach to manufacturing which ‘redefines’ plant-based…

Rosie Greenaway

Invasion of Ukraine highlights why sustainable agriculture is more resilient

Organic farmer Rob Appleby reflects on the impact of the Ukraine crisis…

Rob Appleby

A glimpse into organic pasta production in Italy

Jimmy Nelson, marketing officer at Essential Trading, tours La Terra e il…

Jimmy Nelson

Meeting the challenges of vegan food production

James Sopwith argues that unless manufacturers engage with the right experts, the…

James Sopwith

As the lockdown lifts, let’s look to a more sustainable future

Is it possible to build a greener and more sustainable future? Yes,…

Carole Bamford

Urgent wake up call to Government to ‘fix the failings of food’

The Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment has published…

Rosie Greenaway

SFT responds to new Agriculture Bill

In a briefing published on 3 February, the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT)…

Rosie Greenaway

OF&G says Government should focus on ‘land sharing’ not ‘land sparing’

OF&G is urging the UK Government to look to ‘land sharing’ rather…

Jane Wolfe

2020: a breakthrough year for ‘veganic’ agriculture?

Few vegans have given serious thought to the suggestion that fruit and…

Jim Manson

Rapid uptake of plastic alternatives could increase pollution, MPs warn

The rapid uptake of compostable and biodegradable plastic alternatives could be making…

Jim Manson

Sustainable Food Trust welcomes Defra-Dimbleby partnership

The Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) has welcomed Defra’s appointment of Henry Dimbleby,…

Rosie Greenaway

Harvard’s take on how to slow climate control

The UK can slow the climate clock by converting animal farmland to…

Dominika Piasecka

HISBE is a hero with a heart

Brighton-based ethical supermarket HIBSE has been recognized in the Green Heart Hero…

Jane Wolfe

Vegan Valley: Heather Mills’ VBites to open Britain’s biggest vegan food factory

Businesswoman and vegan campaigner Heather Mills is about to open what she has described…

Jim Manson

Scientists investigate alternatives to plastic mulch

A team at Coventry University’s Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR)…

Jane Wolfe

‘Come on in’ to Fairtrade Fortnight

Monday 26 February marked the beginning of Fairtrade Fortnight, which launched with…

Rosie Greenaway

Governments using flawed food production data to justify GM expansion

Governments and pro-agribusiness groups are using flawed data on food production requirements…

Jim Manson