Sustainability
Brazil gives visibility to rural women contributing to food production
A campaign to give visibility to rural women – women of all regions, colors and ethnicities, who live and work ...
Danish soy and palm oil imports account for 7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions every year
A new report released by University of Copenhagen researchers indicates that Danish soybean and palm oil imports account for seven ...
Farm Environment Subsidies Have Positive Effect
UK – New research from the University of Cambridge has suggested that subsidies provided to farmers to protect the environment ...
US Agriculture Predicted to Create Thousands of Jobs in Next Five Years
US – Nearly 58,000 jobs will open annually across the US in occupations involving agriculture and environment over the next ...
Why is McDonald’s Passionate about Sustainability?
ANALYSIS – Francesca DeBiase, VP Strategic Sourcing, Sustainability at McDonald’s, said McDonald’s vision is to source all of their food ...
FAO to Help India Develop Agriculture, Food Security
INDIA – The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and FAO Director-General, José Graziano da Silva, have agreed on how ...
Understanding Our Urban Pollinators
UK – Pollinators such as the Common Blue butterfly, which is shown in the image above, play a vital role ...
Hillary Rodham Clinton Supports Biotech, GM Crops
US – Last week Hillary Rodham Clinton was the keynote speaker at a luncheon during the BIO International Convention in ...
El Nino to Impact Americas, Australia, India, China this Summer
ANALYSIS – An El Nino weather event is forecast to develop which should create ideal growing crop conditions in the ...
More Fertiliser Use in Denmark Can Cut Soybean Imports
DENMARK – The Danish Government has been urged to relax environment regulations to allow Danish farmers to add more fertiliser ...