All Climate change articles – Page 12
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NewsSodexo gives suppliers net zero progress deadline
Suppliers representing 75 per cent of Sodexo’s supply chain emissions have already received a roadmap, including a 2030 deadline for making tangible progress
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ArticleFighting talk from PML Seafrigo
In July French logistics group Seafrigo acquired British forwarder Perishable Movements Limited to create PML Seafrigo. Regional CEO for the UK, Jason Spencer Knox, tells Fred Searle about the combined company’s bold ambitions to capture market share and build a vertically integrated global perishables network
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ArticleExtreme weather prompts dramatic crop revision for apples and pears
Droughts, floods, hail, unseasonably warm temperatures and a resulting higher risk of disease mean this year’s initial forecasts have been trimmed
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ArticleAbel & Cole: sustainability sticklers
For online organic retailer Abel & Cole, sustainability is much more than a marketing tool. Fred Searle visits the veg box specialist to learn more about its meticulous efforts in environmental and ethical supply
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ArticleClimate and sustainability to take centre stage at Banana Time 2023
El Niño, labour relations and shared responsibility for sustainability will be major talking points at international convention in Guayaquil, Ecuador
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ArticleTruval pears gaining in notoriety
Belgian Fruit Valley’s Conference pears, sold under the increasingly recognised Truval brand, are growing in popularity in the Chinese market
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ArticleClimate issue shows importance of open markets
As French apple exporters buck the European trend for reduced volumes this season, Blue Whale’s Marc Peyres says unpredictable weather shows the need for open markets and increased trade
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ArticleArra grapes have “the genetics to guarantee production”
After assessing the damage of last month’s tropical storm in California, table grape breeding and licensing company Grapa Varieties believes the benefits of Arra varieties that offer tolerance to extreme conditions are undeniable
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NewsClimate change having huge impact on farmers
More than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research from Farmer Voice survey reveals
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ArticleGrand vision for green agriculture
Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan for sustainable agriculture comes from a desire to diversify away from oil and the urgent need to adapt to the new realities of climate change, says Dr Juan Carlos Motamayor of Neom Food
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ArticleFloods follow fires in Greek tragedy
After a summer of excessive temperatures, record rainfall has left much of Central Greece underwater, flooding homes and farms and cutting the country in two
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ArticleAgroforestry Show: ‘British farms need more trees’
Farmers at inaugural Agroforestry Show hear how the practice can protect crops, livestock, soils, rivers, biodiversity, and climate
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ArticleTesco calls for govt to back green innovation
Stand by net zero and support environmental innovation, urges Tesco boss as supermarket unveils rapid expansion of low-carbon fertiliser trial
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ArticleSoil Association says UK inaction on fertiliser at odds with net zero
A new campaign is urging public action to push the UK government to prioritise the reduction of “polluting” fossil fuel-based nitrogen fertilisers
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ArticleHeat wave sends prices soaring in Greece
Temperatures across large parts of Greece regularly broke 40C last month, affecting various crops and causing prices to jump
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ArticleFresh Del Monte alert to change
Mohammed Abbas, Fresh Del Monte’s chief operating officer, says the company is always on the hunt for new and better products, as well as technologies to boost growers’ resilience to extreme conditions
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Article‘UK agriculture must think big to tackle water scarcity’
Max MacGillivray of BeanStalk Global explains why major infrastructure projects are needed to ensure a stable water supply for farming in the east of the UK
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NewsPrognosfruit looks back on successful event
After drawing more than 350 people to this year’s event in Trentino, Prognosfruit is eyeing next year’s gathering in Hungary
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CommentWhy ‘land sparing’ is a more sustainable option
Agricultural economist Graham Brookes explains why he supports a land-sparing approach as the best way of balancing food production and climate change mitigation
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ArticleTurkish exporters turn focus to figs
Turkish fig exporters report high quality for the upcoming Black Bursa season, with weather conditions currently remaining favourable