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Food Habits Could Help Address The Climate Crisis, Animal Welfare Group Notes

Food habits have the potential to address the climate crisis, and it is imperative to take action on food production and consumption, according to animal w...

Brazil Says EU Deforestation Rules Hamper Mercosur Trade Deal Negotiation

Brazilian officials said new legislation enacted by the European Union to ban the import of goods linked to deforestation was complicating negotiations of...

Brazil Food Sector Accounts For 74% Of Emissions: Study

Food production in Brazil accounted for 74% of the country's greenhouse gas emissions in 2021, according to a study released by environmental group Observa...

Argentina, Brazil Seek €12.5bn Financial Aid In EU-Mercosur Talks

Argentina and Brazil are requesting €12.5 billion ($13.2 billion) in financial aid from the European Union in talks to conclude a trade agreement with...

Spain Pushes To Conclude Mercosur Trade Deal Talks, France Wants Time

France and Spain were still at odds over the timeframe for the clinching of an EU-Mercosur free trade deal as European trade ministers gathered in Spain on...

Ivory Coast Deforestation Rate Rises As EU Green Imports Law Looms

Deforestation in top cocoa producer Ivory Coast increased last year after declining for several years, a major report has found, raising questions about ho...

Slow Progress On Ivory Coast Cocoa Sustainability Sparks EU Concern, Sources Say

The European Union is concerned top cocoa grower Ivory Coast is struggling to implement a sustainability drive needed for its beans to meet new EU standard...

Cargill Enhances Supply Chain Monitoring With Satelligence

Commodities trader Cargill has deployed solutions across its soy, palm oil and cocoa supply chains to prevent deforestation and enhance its monitoring capa...