Despite their green credentials, smallholder farmers in the global south face significant challenges under new EU regulations such as EUDR.
Agrela makes a monitoring platform that to monitor soil, moisture and other elements of cropland and other environments.
There’s a lot of talk, but rather less action on regenerative agriculture from some agrifood companies, says a new report from the FAIRR investor network.
What does ‘carbon neutral’ mean? According to a Morning Consult survey conducted last year, most US adults don’t know. So should companies use this term, and if so, in what circumstances?
The landmark EAT–Lancet Commission’s ‘planetary health diet’ would improve food security, decrease noncommunicable diseases and reduce the environmental impact of food. But is has two problems, claims Ty Beal.
A lawsuit challenging ‘carbon neutral’ claims on bottles of evian spring water “defies science and common sense” and should be thrown out of court, argues Danone Waters of America in court papers filed late last month.
Subsidies are “driving the destruction of ecosystems and species extinction,” according to a new report from The B Team and Business For Nature.
Heineken UK will work with 10 farmers to explore how practices like cover cropping can improve the emissions profile of beer’s main ingredient.
Meat for human and animal consumption is responsible for 57% of food production’s emissions – with beef alone making up 25%.
The UK-Australian startup uses AI, data analytics, drones, and ecological expertise to restore carbon and biodiversity to degraded land.
From giving farmers access to their padi on their iPads, to taking the carb out of rice. Here’s five rice tech startups in Asia you need to know.
Companies are feeling public pressure to reduce the amount of plastic they use. A new breed of innovators is responding with eco-friendly alternatives to conventional materials.
The Belgium-based company will use the Series C financing round to get its first product, a biofungicide, to market.
Public and philanthropic investors provide the bulk of funding for initiative trying to reverse or prevent land degradation globally, but there’s a role for private investors too, argues Renee Cheung, founder of Bonterra Partners.
By: Chad Oliver, Yale University. This post originally appeared on The Conversation. Read the article here. Although it may seem counter-intuitive, it would be better
