Top news of the week: 03.03.2022.
Food
The Privatization of Public Seed Breeding
Once managed as a public resource, seed is now one of the most privatized agricultural inputs today. Public plant breeding programs were originally designed to develop publicly available ...
UK allows emergency use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide
The UK government has authorised the emergency use of a type of pesticide almost entirely banned in the EU because of the harm it can cause to bees.
Q&A: VanEck ETF aims to bring agrifoodtech to retail masses & avoid ‘stasis’ of passive funds, says manager
VanEck launched its Future of Food ETF at the end of last year. AFN checks in with portfolio manager Shawn Reynolds to find out more.
Daily News Digest
Vet shortages, 5G dairy, Belfast food producers Brexit and Covid are being blamed for a big fall in the number of European vets registering to work in the UK over the past two …
The Future of Food: Domestication and Commercialization of Indigenous Food Crops in Africa over the Third Decade (2012–2021)
This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start ...
#NewHarvest2022 Programming Suggestions
This year's theme, elephant in the room, is a playful way of teasing out important but neglected conversations about cellular agriculture, cultured meat, and the future of food. Who is ...
LWA urges Defra to include Payments for Public Engagement in ELMS
We are a union of farmers, growers, foresters and land-based workers with a mission to improve the livelihoods of our members and create a better food and land-use system for everyone.
Join Us at SXSW 2022! Food Film Viewings, Delicious Snack & Fireside Chats.
SXSW 2022 Food Film Viewings, Delicious Snacks, + Discussions: "Gather," "Man in the Field," "Last Harvest," and "Ants and the Grasshopper."