Sustainability news archive – Page 198
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ArticleChinese vegetable prices spike
Vegetable prices are on the rise in China as the run of record cold weather continues across the country
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ArticleCalifornian citrus avoids frost issues
Citrus crops in California’s San Joaquin Valley have faced less frost pressure this season and dodged any significant damage
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ArticlePhilippine banana loans fall short
Loans to banana growers hit by Typhoon Bopha from Philippine authorities will not cover the cost of rebuilding the industry
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ArticleBopha damage estimates increase
Philippine banana damage estimates from Typhoon Bopha have been revised upwards to nearly 19,000ha
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ArticleOppy goes ethical with Brazilian grapes
Rainforest Alliance table grapes from Fazendas Labrunier will be available in North America through the end of the year
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ArticleOSF boss defends biotech in TEDx talk
Neal Carter uses speech at Canadian TEDx event to deliver empassioned defence of technology's role in horticulture
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ArticleAyco demonstrates social conscience
Group celebrates strong start to melon season by contributing computer equipment to two schools in Guatemala
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ArticleKiwifruit vines act as carbon sink
Soil study shows New Zealand kiwifruit industry has healthy foundations despite ongoing problems above ground with vine disease Psa-V
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ArticleALG citrus purchase to boost exports
South African group has acquired a citrus farm that will produce fruit into January, helping extend the US export campaign
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ArticleM&S criticises "greenest government"
The UK retailer has hit out at government policies reducing the certainty created by the 2008 Climate Change Act
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ArticleStudy reveals pesticide link
Two pesticides have been shown to have a damaging impact on the behaviour and populations of bees in the UK
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ArticleBananas could take over from potatoes
Research suggests banana family could boom as climate change brings higher temperatures
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ArticleThe only ways is up for Singapore farming
Little more than a city at the end of the Malay Peninsula, the geographically tiny nation of Singapore is embracing vertical farming techniques
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ArticleRSA: sustained investment needed
Fresh produce industry leaders call for continued commitment to developing South Africa's export business
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ArticleSinclair develops compostable label
In what it says is a first for the industry, Sinclair has unveiled its first compostable fruit label
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Purfresh maintains Cleantech 100 status
Active atmosphere and supply chain management technology group recognised by Cleantech for the fourth year running
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ArticlePrince de Bretagne hails new punnet
The French marketer's new packaging allows it to continue its sustainability drive, while limiting costs and boosting shelf life
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ArticleDrought threat to Chilean fruit
Country's agriculture minister laments 23 per cent fall in water levels in country's reservoirs compared with this time last year
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Article120m organic flowers for bees
A Nature & More campaign to help arrest the decline in bee populations has resulted in the sowing of 120m flower seeds
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ArticleFood waste campaign marches on Munich
Pan-European initiative aims to bring producers and consumers together in support of sustainable agriculture policy