The Dutch Minister for Agriculture hosted a conference on patents and plant breeders’ rights today. IFOAM EU say it’s unfair that patents give companies monopoly rights...
Supermarket Asda is to trial selling misshapen fruit and vegetables at a discount price after working with TV chef Jamie Oliver, who has described the amount...
German photographer Michael Schmidt has won the 2014 Prix Pictet – the prestigious global competition around photography and sustainability that this year focused on consumption. Schmidt...
Dangerous Asian hornets that can eat up to 50 bees per day and cause serious harm to people may soon settle in the UK thanks to...
Last month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report that said all aspects of food security were at risk of being affected by...
Research from University College London (UCL) has suggested that eating seven or more portions of fruit and veg a day would reduce health risks by 42%....
Many curious things are buried beneath London’s busy streets. The list includes disused tube stations, 17th century plague pits, and – if you believe that sort...
The organic food and drink sector in the UK has grown after years of decline, with sales in 2013 amounting to £1.79 billion, the latest figures...
There are several communities around the world whose prosperity depends on bananas. Despite one in three bananas sold in the UK being certified Fairtrade – meaning...
The Fairtrade Foundation kicked off Fairtrade Fortnight on Monday with a campaign asking UK supermarkets to pay a fair price for their bananas, with poor rates forcing farmers in developing world countries...
Firms that produce sugar foodstuffs and drink could soon be joining the likes of tobacco, alcohol, pornography and weapons on ethical investors’ list of sectors to...
Produce auctions are getting fresh vegetables into food deserts, building community and helping rural farmers earn a living, writes Erin L McCoy. Bob Fedyski was adamant: his...
Supermarket chain Tesco is planning to sell misshapen or ugly fruit and vegetables at a discounted price in order to educate customers that they are still...
A new study has suggested that bees not only increase the crop yields, but also their quality and commercial value. A team of German researchers has...
Shadow secretary for environment, food and rural affairs Mary Creagh has said that low wages and welfare cuts were forcing people to choose between “keeping a...