agriculture

COP26: Investors call on G20 to disclose agricultural emissions reduction targets

Investment

COP26: Investors call on G20 to disclose agricultural emissions reduction targets

Group highlights how no G20 nation has disclosed agricultural emissions targets to date

clock 09 November 2021 • 2 min read
Root Zero: First 'carbon neutral' potatoes to be sold in UK supermarkets

Offsets

Root Zero: First 'carbon neutral' potatoes to be sold in UK supermarkets

Co-op becomes the first retailer to stock new net zero emission potatoes, with Root Zero available in 200 stores from next week

clock 05 October 2021 • 3 min read
Green shoots: Heineken to trial low-carbon barley farming

Supply chain

Green shoots: Heineken to trial low-carbon barley farming

As part of its global low carbon programme the beer company is exploring new techniques to curb emissions from 10 of its Yorkshire barley farms

clock 20 September 2021 • 3 min read
Planting the seeds for better vertical farm crops

Technology

Planting the seeds for better vertical farm crops

The US Precision Indoor Plants consortium is stepping up efforts to optimise production across the fast-expanding vertical farming sector

clock 03 September 2021 • 4 min read
Inside Google's regenerative agriculture play

Supply chain

Inside Google's regenerative agriculture play

Google's Michiel Bakker opens up about the tech giant's ambitious green farming plans

clock 27 August 2021 • 7 min read
Tesco and WWF launch climate-friendly cattle feed scheme for dairy farmers

Climate change

Tesco and WWF launch climate-friendly cattle feed scheme for dairy farmers

Tesco dairy farmers to receive 80 per cent seed subsidy for plants and herbs it claims can boost animal health, water and soil quality while also cutting emissions

clock 18 August 2021 • 2 min read
AeroFarms is trying to cultivate the future of vertical farming

Technology

AeroFarms is trying to cultivate the future of vertical farming

The US vertical farming pioneer is gearing up for an IPO and inking major technology partnerships to underpin its ambitious expansion plans

clock 13 August 2021 • 11 min read
Green tomatoes: Abundance Investment launches funding push for carbon capturing greenhouse project

Supply chain

Green tomatoes: Abundance Investment launches funding push for carbon capturing greenhouse project

Leading ethical crowdfunding platform has launched opportunity to invest in carbon-capturing tomato glasshouses

clock 03 August 2021 • 2 min read

Waste

Report: Food waste crisis worse than thought, as farm waste tops one billion tonnes

Major new study from WWF argues previous food waste data is based on a major underestimate, thanks to huge amounts of food lost before it leaves the farm

clock 21 July 2021 • 4 min read

Policy

National Food Strategy calls for major cut in UK meat consumption to fix public and planetary health

Government-commissioned report argues UK's food system must be transformed to protect the climate, nature, and the NHS

clock 15 July 2021 • 8 min read