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Scaling up urban agriculture: Research team outlines roadmap
Urban agriculture has the potential to decentralize food supplies, provide environmental benefits like wildlife habitat, and mitigate environmental footprints
GEA helps Nestlé cut steam consumption by 75% at its new infant formula plant
At Nestlé’s plant in Nunspeet, the Netherlands, GEA is to equip a milk powder line for hypoallergenic infant formula with the latest process and heat pump technology.
UN releases $3.5 million CERF contribution to support life-saving food assistance in Burundi
The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has released a US$3.5 million contribution from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)
German farmers blockade Berlin with tractors in subsidy row
Farmers in Germany are blockading roads in protest against subsidy cuts, with more than 500 tractors and trucks parked up by Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
Tasmania’s industrial hemp variety trial results on show at Epping Forest: AgriFutures Australia
Tasmanian farmers have the opportunity to take a close-up look at the results of a three-year industrial hemp variety trial at a field day to be held in the Northern Midlands on Friday February 16.
USDA has spent $1 billion fighting bird flu
The largest outlay was $715 million to producers, growers, and integrators in indemnities for depopulated birds and eggs.
Storm Henk-hit farmers call for stronger river defences
Flood-hit farmers are calling on the government to invest more in river defences in rural areas to protect UK food production.
Agriculture and air pollution – Kevin Hicks speaks to BBC Countryfile
Kevin Hicks spoke to presenter Charlotte Smith on a recent episode of Countryfile, a long-running BBC programme reporting on rural and environmental issues in the UK.
IFPRI launches new book that provides roadmap for food systems transformation in Kenya
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) which provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries, has today launched a new book
German budget savings shrink as farm subsidy cuts delayed
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition, racing to finalise a 2024 budget draft that was delayed by a court ruling, has made unexpected changes, including modifying plans to cut subsidies for agriculture after a backlash from farmers.