Top news of the week: 20.09.2023.
Commission chief envisages change of tack on EU farming policy
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave no reassurances on finalising the missing pieces of the EU's flagship sustainable food policy in her annual State of the Union ...
Supermarkets and Shoppers Must Embrace Vertical Farming, Our Future Depends On It
Vertical farming is being led by Bowery Farms and others to build a more stable supply of quality produce through a combination of computer technology, data and agronomy
Nestlé Pilot Creates Low-Carbon Fertilizer from Cocoa Husks
Using recycled cocoa husks offers an alternative to conventional fertilizers, which account for about 5% of global emissions.
Kroger, Kipster team up to bring circular and humane eggs to US
What gets Queen Máxima excited about ag innovation?
The New Colonialist Food Economy
How Bill Gates and agribusiness giants are throttling small farmers in Africa and the Global South.
Walmart and Kroger are betting on a bankruptcy-hit indoor farming industry that many consider unsustainable
Recently two indoor farming companies that attracted strong startup money filed for bankruptcy, while another shut its doors.
As indoor farming startups with hundreds of millions in funding head to bankruptcy, critic says: ‘Boy, this is a dumb idea’
New Jersey's AeroFarms and Kentucky's AppHarvest both filed for bankruptcy, while Planted Detroit shut its doors this summer.
‘Finally’: EU agriculture ministers welcome von der Leyen’s strategic dialogue
A number of EU agriculture ministers expressly welcomed the idea of a strategic dialogue on agriculture put forth by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, though some lamented ...