The spread of oil palm plantations has come at the expense of vast swathes of tropical rainforest. But the billion-dollar palm oil industry is now mounting a major PR offensive. Alex Helan reports
Greenwash and spin: palm oil lobby targets its critics Alex Helan | 8th July 2011 News Palm Oil Rainforest Food And Farming Deforestation Biodiversity Greenwashing oilpalm.jpg Oil from the fruit of …
Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but sweet-toothed Western consumers could be fuelling conflict between poor farming communities and big business with every spoonful. Sam Campbell reports from Phnom Penh
Revealed: the bitter taste of Cambodia’s sugar boom Sam Campbell | 13th April 2011 News Tea Africa Cambodia Sugar Food And Farming cambodia-im,age-main-piece.jpg Sugar may seem innocuous enough, but …
With little hope of a binding deal on climate change at the latest UN summit, campaigners are hoping that Africa's COP will tackle the issue that plagues the continent most: agriculture
… for Sustainable Development in the Africa cites success stories such as in Rwanda, where …
With controversial plans to allow farmers to cull badgers later this year, Ed Hamer asks whether Bovine TB is really a health problem for either cows or humans
The great badger and bovine TB cover-up: is it really a health risk? Ed Hamer | 30th January 2011 Comment Badgers Food And Farming Disease badger.jpg Badger culling pilots are due to begin in England …
Migrant workers are vital for meeting the UK's demand for year-round fruit and vegetables. But despite improvements since the Morecambe Bay tragedy, allegations of poor conditions and abuse in the horticulture sector persist. Andrew Wasley reports
Bitter harvest: how exploitation and abuse stalks migrant workers on UK farms Andrew Wasley | 10th October 2011 News Food And Farming Horticulture Salad Migrant Workers Labour Rights Supermarkets …
Green revolution approach of expensive fertilisers and seeds is failing and needs replacing with projects that prevent food waste, build resilience to climate change, and strengthen city farming
Worldwatch report attacks criminalising of seed saving and promotes agroecology Tom Levitt | 13th January 2011 News Agroecology Food And Farming Worldwatch Seeds Gm Biotech Africa …
Environment secretary says farmers will be allowed to kill badgers if pilot schemes confirm shooting is humane and effective
UK government announces plan to cull badgers Fiona Harvey guardian environment correspondent | 19th July 2011 News Badgers Wildlife Natural World Food And Farming badger.jpg Badgers are believed to …
The Sustainable Development Commission has been axed, the Food Standards Agency has had its powers stripped and DEFRA appears to be stalling. Where then does this leave planning for a national sustainable food strategy - and healthy eating plan - asks Nick Hughes?
… by Agriculture and Food Minister Jim Paice, cites numerous reviews, engagements and pieces …
A pioneering campaign is challenging industrial agriculture in Africa, returning food sovereignty to the people and empowering women to lead a new movement that rejects the 'pesticide and loan culture' of the first Green Revolution. Chris Milton reports
… practices. An example Danielle Nierenberg cites is the ability of communities to store …
The recent axing of the Nocton 'super-dairy' renewed interest in how our milk and cheese is produced. The Ecologist visited two dairy farms - an indoor, intensive unit and a year-round outdoor operation - to assess their very different approaches
Where will our milk come from: 'battery' farms or free range cows? Rosie Shute | 11th November 2011 News Nocton Dairy Milk Cheese Food And Farming Investigations Factory Farming organicmilk.jpg The …
Unilever denies some female employees at its Rainforest Alliance-certified tea plantation in Kenya are subjected to sexual harassment. But Dutch research outfit SOMO paints a very different picture. Verity Largo and Andrew Wasley report
PG Tips and Lipton tea hit by 'sexual harassment and poor conditions' claims Verity Largo Andrew Wasley | 13th April 2011 News Tea Natural World Food And Farming Africa tea-main-image.jpg Unilever …
Faced with the potential use of a dangerous pesticide methyl iodide to spray crops in their backyards, a group of Californian teenagers decided to stand up to the might of industrial agribusiness. Rosie Spinks reports
Toxic fallout as activists challenge strawberry industry's pesticide use Rosie Spinks | 10th October 2011 Activism How To Make A Difference Food And Gardening Pesticides Organic Agribusiness Food And …