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In this section you can find a selection of news from the main information sources about food and environmental sustainability: critical issues, waste and efficency, raw materials.
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29/03/2012
International commission offers road map to sustainable agriculture
An independent commission of scientific leaders from 13 countries today (Wednesday, March 28) released a detailed set of recommendations to policymakers on how to achieve food security in the face of climate change.
28/03/2012
Food demand spiking crop chemical use?
As the world demands more food and the agriculture industry strives to meet it, environmentalists, scientists and farm advocates are growing more concerned about how the agriculture will meet these demands.
27/03/2012
Bees the key to 30 per cent of our diet
A new study that reports approximately 30% of our diet is produced as a result of the activity of pollinators like bees has investigated the role that our native bees can play in increasing the yield and quality of vegetable seeds like ...
22/03/2012
Clean water means food for all
We all need water to survive, we need it to drink and we need it to produce food to eat. On 22 March 2012 the world is celebrating the World Water Day, organised by the United Nations. The focus of this year's event is water and its impact ...
13/03/2012
Germans waste too much food, report finds
Germans unnecessarily throw away millions of tons of food every year, according to a new study. The government is looking for ways to stop the waste.
13/03/2012
Increasing Demand And Climate Change Threaten Global Water Supplies - UN Report
An unprecedented rise in the demand for food, rapid urbanization and climate change are significantly threatening global water supplies, according to a United Nations report released recently, which stresses that a radical new approach to ...
12/03/2012
Salt-tolerant wheat to tackle shortages
AUSTRALIAN scientists have crossed a modern wheat variety with a wild ancestral cousin to produce a high-yielding salt-tolerant plant that will help tackle world food shortages due to soil salinity.
10/03/2012
Higher crop yields key to world challenge
INCREASING crop yields throughout the world to meet food demand is the biggest challenge the world faces, according to a leading global agriculture analyst.
08/03/2012
Every kind of food industry progress must be sustainable: DNV expert
Sustainability in food supply chains is likely to become crucial to the food industry as the global population expands – and it is also central for companies’ long term financial health, according to Stefano Crea, global director of food ...
06/03/2012
Scientists adapt mining technology to breed nutritious food crops
Agricultural scientists have adapted a technology used in the mining industry to more rapidly develop nutritious food crops that could reduce hidden hunger. Hidden hunger is the lack of vitamins and minerals, such as zinc and iron, in the ...
06/03/2012
The Other Side of Sustainable Seafood Choices
You may have heard about one of the latest trends in seafood from your local grocery store. Your favorite restaurant may feature sustainable seafood choices. The force behind this movement is to educate consumers about the impact of their ...
05/03/2012
Making local food our future: A community response to the global food system
Attempts to find solutions to the problems we face in the current climate of economic uncertainty, energy insecurity and environmental concerns can seem overwhelming. One of the biggest challenges we face is that of food security – leading ...
24/02/2012
New research links crop disease and climate change
Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have investigated links between crop disease and climate change which impact our food growth and production - affecting our food security today and for future generations. The team of ...
24/02/2012
World Bank announces seafood sustainability initiative
The World Bank has announced an influential coalition of governments, international organizations and private interests that will make up its Global Partnership for Oceans designed to work on ocean sustainability projects worldwide.
23/02/2012
US-EU trade deal could benefit organic manufacturers, stabilize prices
Last week’s organic equivalency agreement between the US and the EU is expected to have a significant impact on the trade of organic products – and many are likely to be finished foods rather than agricultural products, according to organic ...
20/02/2012
High Productivity Farms may be Greener than Organic
A new study, led by Oxford University scientists, compared the environmental impact of different farming systems. They found that "integrated" farms that maximized crop yields while using environmentally-friendly techniques — such as crop ...
17/02/2012
Europe-US Partnership Creates Huge New Market for Organic Foods
It may not be a victory for local food activists, but a new deal brokered this week between the U.S. and the European Union marks a big step forward for expanding organic agriculture.
15/02/2012
Historic signing finalizes organic equivalence arrangement between EU and U.S.
At a press event today at BioFach Germany, European Commissioner Dacian Ciolos for the European Union's (EU) Agriculture and Rural Development and Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the ...
13/02/2012
Commission proposes strategy for sustainable bioeconomy in Europe
With the world population approaching 9 billion by 2050 and natural resources finite, Europe needs renewable biological resources for secure and healthy food and feed, as well as for materials, energy, and other products. The Commission's ...
12/02/2012
New integrated building model may improve fish farming operations
ScienceDaily (Feb. 9, 2012) — Today's "locavore" movement with its emphasis on eating more locally-produced food is a natural fit for fruits and vegetables in nearly every region, but few entrepreneurs have dared to apply the concept to ...
07/02/2012
Bee survival crucial to food supply
A new BBC TV series aimed at highlighting the importance bees in food production is due to be aired this week. Wild bees play a crucial role for farming in pollinating UK farming crops and in maintaining biodiversity in the rural ...
07/02/2012
Spending on innovation vital to future of farming
Investment in agricultural innovation must be significantly increased if Europe is to avoid becoming the "granny of the world" in terms of technology and food production, say Lords.
31/01/2012
Probiotic bacteria benefits shellfish...
31 January, 2012 - The use of probiotic bacteria, isolated from naturally-occurring bacterial communities, is gaining in popularity in the aquaculture industry as the preferred, environmentally-friendly management alternative to the use of ...
29/01/2012
High-level call for green revolution should be heeded, says WWF
Gland, Switzerland: The UN High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability call for a radical redesign of the global economy for a healthy environment and social well-being deserves a wide audience and the full attention of all governments ...
23/01/2012
Groundwater shortage 'critical'
GROUNDWATER is a key driver of the global economy - but water will be scarce in critical food production regions by 2030 unless urgent steps are taken to protect it from over-extraction and pollution, international water scientists have ...
17/01/2012
Sustainable Polyculture Tower to produce food within an urban environment
The existing land area will not be enough to sustain human population that is growing at an extremely rapid pace. Creative solutions are needed to tackle this issue, as it is likely to become even more critical in the future. The ...
16/01/2012
Health, Food Security Benefits From Climate Change Actions Shown By NASA Study
The research, led by Drew Shindell of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York City, finds that focusing on these measures could slow mean global warming 0.9 ºF (0.5ºC) by 2050, increase global crop yields by up to 135 ...
12/01/2012
“Peasant Farming Can Cool Down the Earth”
Made up of 150 organizations in seventy countries, and with more than 200 million members, La Via Campesina holds the claim to being the largest movement of peasant farmers and artisanal food producers in the world. La Via Campesina brought ...
11/01/2012
In Africa, Using Ants and Termites to Increase Crop Yields
This is especially true in sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa faces an extraordinary soil fertility crisis, which decreases crop yield and contributes to food shortages. Local farmers report that they can no longer maintain soil ...
11/01/2012
'State of the World': Farming Key to Less Poverty, Stable Climate
"Roughly 40 per cent of the food currently produced worldwide is wasted before it is consumed." Worldwatch Institute has just released its State of the World 2011 report, which highlights the role of agricultural innovation in preventing ...
05/01/2012
Tackle food waste to ease production pressures
The pressure on the world’s farmers to produce more food could be slashed dramatically if the issue of food waste was properly tackled. Professor Sir Bob Watson, the government’s chief scientific advisor, said while population increases ...
