The campaigner behind the groundbreaking Pig Business documentary is now taking her message global, encouraging people to take action against industrial farming methods which degrade the environment and subject animals to a life of misery
… film to square up to the horrors of factory farming Tracy Worcester | 18th October 2012 News Food And Farming Comment Factory Farming Pig Business pigbusiness.jpg The …
Debate over role of farm animals in spreading of superbugs intensifies, as scientific study downplaying fears is accused of serious flaws. Tom Levitt reports
… Tom Levitt | 31st January 2012 News Food And Farming Antibiotics Factory Farming Health antibiotc.jpg Medical experts … to restrict the use of antimicrobials in farming - a direct challenge to EU …
The wind farms debate rages on as the need for renewable energy grows. But is the UK in danger of putting aesthetics before the need to cut carbon emissions and adopt greener technologies?
Wind turbines: the future of renewable energy or a blight on UK countryside? Bethany Hubbard | 24th February 2012 News Wind Farms Energy Turbines Scotland Donald Trump Climate Change Society …
Despite being an economic success, prawn farms built in Brazil's mangroves have displaced natural ecosystems and the coastal communities which rely on them, says Kennedy Warne in an exclusive extract from 'Let Them Eat Shrimp'
… Violence and pollution stain Brazil's shrimp farming boom Kennedy Warne | 17th February … 2012 News Shrimp Farms Prawn Farms Food And Farming Aquaculture Investigations … flats and mangroves. Indisputably, shrimp farming in Brazil has been an economic …
Nearly 50% of the EU budget goes into European agriculture. But climate change, soil erosion and other environmental pressures call for radical changes in farming practices. Carolyn Lebel reports on the urgent need for greener subsidies.
… reforms be enough to encourage greener farming? Carolyn Lebel | 15th October 2012 … pressures call for radical changes in farming practices. Carolyn Lebel reports on … what we call the environment, and intensive farming practices spurred by the CAP have …
The Kindai tuna, bred by scientists at Kinki University, may lead the way for future large-scale tuna farms. Tom Edathikunnel investigates whether the idea really is preferable to overfishing
… Farm Kinki University Osaka Japan Food And Farming Fish Natural World Disease Health Factory Farming tuna.jpg The Kindai tuna, bred by … tuna are now investigating aquaculture (fish farming) as a viable alternative to …
Government orders to use dangerous organophosphate chemicals left hundreds of sheep farmers with debilitating ill health, Tom Levitt reports on the UK's forgotten pesticide tragedy
… Ghosts of farming: Britain's forgotten sheep farmers … | 28th March 2012 News Pesticide OP Chemical Farming Sheep Food And Farming Health Sheep Dip News Focus …
A new investigation has revealed appalling labour conditions for Burmese migrants working onboard boats supplying 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns. But this is just the latest scandal to engulf the global shrimp industry, says Andrew Wasley
… October 2012 News News Shrimp Prawns Food And Farming Ecologist Film Unit Seafood Fish … a huge expansion in aquaculture – and prawn farming in particular – in the coastal regions … had been killed in clashes relating to prawn farming. People like Zaheda Begum, leader of a …
The practical evidence suggests agroforestry in the UK has got something to offer both commercial farmers and smallholders alike. The challenge now, says Ed Hamer, is how to encourage sceptical farmers that planting trees across farmland is a good idea
… March 2012 News Forests Agroforestry Food And Farming Investigations … that our tolerance for mixing trees with farming is not what it once was. Of course, … who champion the role of the tree in the farming landscape. Agroforestry has seen …
Europe is the world's largest importer of leather shoes but much of the leather itself comes from cattle farms deep in the Brazilian Amazon, where farms use slave labourers and where slaughterhouses do not respect workers' safety. Ida Dalgaard Steffensen reports
Revealed: how our shoes are linked to deforestation and slavery in the Amazon Ida Dalgaard Steffensen DanWatch | 26th October 2012 News News Leather Fashion Ecologist Film Unit Natural World cows.jpg …
Globally, meat consumption has increased by 20 per cent in the last decade despite concerns about its environmental impact. So, asks Laurie Tuffrey, can going vegetarian really help the earth?
… 2012 Ethical Living Food And Drink Food And Farming Green Living Vegetarian Soya … Veganism Vegetarianism Meat Fish Food And Farming Factory Farming Sustainable Eating Organic holding.jpg …
Soaring global demand for fishmeal primarily for animal feed or fish farms, including salmon, is wrecking havoc on the once abundant fish stocks of the southern Pacific
… | 26th January 2012 News Fish Food And Farming Fishmeal Peru Natural World …
The Dominican Republic's organic and Fairtrade boom has helped banana growers but what about the slum-dwelling Haitian migrant workers? Tom Levitt reports on the plight of the forgotten people in the banana trade
… 2012 News Fairtrade Bananas Organic Food And Farming Dominican Republic News Focus top … Fairtrade. The principles of organic farming insist on fairness to all workers, …
Like all great cities, Paris has the power to draw in food and resources from all corners of the Earth. And with every meal, this food-lovers’ paradise unwittingly sketches the fate of its countryside and seashores, near and far. Carolyn Lebel reports on the Foodprint of a city famed for its eateries
… turned farmers away from subsistence farming, to what Abad refers to as speculative farming. “Some farmers turned their fields … to the west - specialised in intensive pig farming. Together they make up a large part of …
Renewable, natural and long-lasting, some claim that it’s time for us to take another look at real fur - or maybe even embrace it. But as Ruth Stokes found out, not everyone is convinced
… of, and what is the environmental impact of farming (methane, food, carbon, vegetation … CE Delft - has shed some light on the farming process. In it, the environmental impact of mink fur farming was compared to those of common …
More than seven out of ten edible marine species in the EU are over-fished and coastal communities are dying. So you might think new draft reforms would help reverse this trend. Not so, says Victor Paul Borg, who investigates the impact of changes that the community fishermen themselves do not want
… Fishermen Sustainable Greece Food And Farming Politics And Economics Natural World … that is evident in the blind pursuit of fish-farming as an ‘industry’ that will boost … which makes up the feed). Worse still, fish-farming in most instances actually leads to a …
A bunch of flowers - unless plucked from your own plot - will likely have a hefty carbon footprint. The Ecologist's Green Living writer, Hazel Sillver looks at how to enjoy fresh flowers all without damaging the environment.
… always the case – once upon a time cut flower farming was big business in our country. Back …
Research repeatedly shows that if communities are likely to see a financial benefit to having a wind farm nearby, acceptance would be a whole lot easier. And this week, Good Energy started paving that way. Bibi van der Zee reports
Cheap energy if you live by a wind farm? Yes please Bibi van der Zee | 21st November 2012 News good energy_juliet davenport.jpg Good Energy founder Juliet Davenport wants the Big Six to follow her …
The manufacturer of Fanta is being urged to help address the poor conditions and low wages endured by some African migrant workers harvesting oranges in southern Italy. Andrew Wasley reports from Rosarno
… News News Coca Cola Migrant Workers Food And Farming photo2.jpg Oranges harvested in the … production, blames the economics of orange farming and the wider supply chain for the … film reveals scourge of child labour in US farming Despite campaigning to reduce child …
Whether you’re looking for seasonal veg or slaughter-free milk, Britain’s box schemes make avoiding the supermarket a cinch
… Food And Drink Shopping Veg Box Food And Farming Delivery Schemes Tesco Organic Local … other urban communities to realise their farming dreams as selling fruit and veg; by … has partnered with Compassion in World Farming to promote the supply of …
Our love affair with shrimp has fuelled the destruction of the 'rainforests of the sea' - mangroves - whose biodiversity and carbon-storing capacities are much undervalued. The author of 'Let Them Eat Shrimp', Kennedy Warne, talks through his alarming findings
… | 17th February 2012 Activism Food And Farming Shrimp Farming Marine Wildlife Aquaculture Mangroves … countries became keen backers of shrimp farming because shrimp fetched a high price in …
The recent conviction of three men in the Czech Republic for people trafficking offences shone a light on the hidden exploitation and violence endured by farm workers cultivating asparagus for European diners
… Ecologist | 16th October 2012 News Food And Farming News Slavery Exploitation horticulture … film reveals scourge of child labour in US farming Despite campaigning to reduce child …
As a Joseph Rowntree Foundation study concludes that migrant workers in the food sector continue to suffer appalling exploitation, perhaps a UK version of the pioneering 'Food Justice' certification scheme should be considered, says Andrew Wasley
… Wasley | 30th May 2012 Comment Food And Farming Salad Migrant Workers Exploitation …
What is it about wind power that has grown men at each other’s throats and furiously frothing at the mouth? Greenpeace went under cover to discover what Bibi van der Zee has been telling us for weeks ….
Behind the headlines Bibi van der Zee | 19th November 2012 News bibi bike.jpg What is it about wind power that has grown men at each other’s throats and furiously frothing at the mouth? Greenpeace …