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European Farm To Fork Strategy Still 'Raises Too Many Questions', Say Groups

Close to 30 representative groups from the European farming and agri-food sectors have signed a joint declaration to mark the first anniversary of the Euro...

Nestlé Reports Progress In Combatting Deforestation In Ghana, Ivory Coast

Nestlé has reported progress in its efforts to end deforestation in the cocoa supply chain and introduce regenerative supply chains for fo...

Morrisons Pledges Net-Zero Carbon Emissons On Farms By 2030

Morrisons has pledged to be the first supermarket to be completely supplied by net-zero carbon emission British farms by 2030. Over the next nine years,...

Indian Farmers Agree To Meet Government Over Contentious Farm Laws

Leaders of Indian farmers' unions have agreed to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks with the government which...

India Passes Farm Bills Amid Protest From Opposition Parties

India's parliament has passed new bills the government says will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, despite growing p...

US Farmers Scramble For Help As COVID-19 Scuttles Immigrant Workforce

The coronavirus has delayed the arrival of seasonal immigrants who normally help harvest U.S. wheat, leaving farmers to depend on high school students, sch...

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Fear Low Output After Below-Average Rainfall

Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast last week has raised fears of a cocoa supply shortage in the coming months and a weak end to the April-to-September m...

M&S Pledges Support For 10,000 Farmers Across The UK

Marks & Spencer has announced details of a six-week campaign on television, social media and in-store, aimed at highlighting the efforts of UK farm...