Category: sustainable farming

November 14, 2021

6 Sustainable Agriculture Buzzwords You’ve Been Hearing Lately

4 Mins Read With climate change rising to the top of the global agenda, many of us are hearing about sustainable agriculture as one of the key solutions. Words like regenerative farming and permaculture are being used everywhere, in speeches from governments and policymakers, to sustainable TikTok influencers. But what do all these words really mean and how […]

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September 27, 2021

Toward a Just Food System

A vision of a food system reliant on small family farmers producing local food ignores the necessity of addressing major problems at scale.

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June 16, 2021

Food System Change: ‘Who’s Making Decisions, Who’s Benefiting, Who’s Gaining The Wealth?’ Errol Schweizer’s Got Questions -Exclusive Interview

24 Mins Read Errol Schweizer has spent decades in the food industry, over 25 years in fact. He has held down many positions, from grill cook to stock clerk to purchasing manager. A native of New York’s the Bronx who studied biology and got his start in community organizing, Schweizer was thrust to the (inter)national food stage when he […]

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May 24, 2021

New U.K. Scheme Pays Older Farmers ‘Standing In The Way’ Of Sustainable Change To Retire

3 Mins Read A new British government scheme to pay older farmers to retire has been launched in hopes of welcoming a new greener, younger generation to enter the agricultural sector. Under the exit scheme, farmers who are “standing in the way of change” could receive a sizeable payment to also make way for a number of “public […]

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May 20, 2021

Square Roots: Indoor Farming Firm Expands Herbs Range With New York & Michigan Farms

4 Mins Read Indoor farm tech company Square Roots has announced it is expanding its herbs range to include cilantro, dill and parsley, all of which are being grown in climate-controlled modular farms in New York and Michigan in an effort to provide fresh food that is locally grown and pesticide-free to consumers. U.S.-based indoor urban farming company […]

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May 17, 2021

Scientists To EU: Grow More Legumes In For Sustainable & Nutritious Food System

4 Mins Read Producing more beans, peas and lentils offers a far more sustainable and nutritious approach to European agriculture, scientists say in a new study. According to the research, adding legumes to traditional crop rotations can significantly reduce the use of pesticides and fertilisers, slashing emissions in line with the European Green Deal, while promoting a transition […]

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May 13, 2021

Benson Hill To Go Public In US$1.35B SPAC Merger As It Looks To Grow Plant-Based Meat Segment

3 Mins Read AI-powered plant tech firm Benson Hill is planning to go public via a merger deal with Star Peak Corp II, a blank-check company backed by Magnetar Capital. The deal is slated to give the company a valuation of around US$1.35 billion, with the proceeds going towards supporting its plant-based meat business segment. Benson Hill, whose […]

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March 31, 2021

Vertical Farming Firm AeroFarms Lands SPAC Merger To Go Public & Become Unicorn

4 Mins Read AeroFarms, the New Jersey-headquartered indoor vertical farming firm, has struck a merger deal with black check company Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. to go public on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The transaction slated to close in the second quarter of 2021 is expected to bring in as much as US$357 million in new capital, lifting AeroFarms’ […]

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