food security

Vertical Farming Startup Plenty To Expand Via $680m JV With UAE's Mawarid

US vertical farming startup Plenty is forming a joint venture with Mawarid, a subsidiary of Alpha Dhabi Holding, in a $680 million deal to develop a networ...

Bezos Earth Fund Launches New Centre For Sustainable Protein In London

Bezos Earth Fund grant has set up a new centre at Imperial College London to develop sustainable food solutions.

Fresh Produce Consortium Criticises UK's Post-Brexit Border Strategy

The chief executive of Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) Nigel Jenney has condemned the UK government's post-Brexit border solution.

Europe's Restless Farmers Are Forcing Policymakers To Act

European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation...

Britain’s Sunak Vows To Focus On Food Security In Speech To Farmers

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised a new focus on food security, responding to criticism from farmers that agriculture is being not given the same...

Britain Taking 'Leisurely' Approach To Tackling Obesity, Lawmakers Say

Britain's government is taking a "leisurely" approach to tackling unhealthy eating habits and needs to do more to make sure people can get hold o...

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...

Italy's Agriculture Lobby Calls For Less Foreign Wheat To Save Farmers, Pasta

Italian farmers and consumers are demanding that the government limit foreign durum wheat imports to keep domestic producers in business and ensure greater...