Campaigners say plants being grown in US may worsen global food crisis, while farmers express cross-contamination fears
… food prices that are now close to their 2008 peak have contributed to the famine in … be resistant to late blight get underway, we speak to research leader and plant geneticist …
With cheap food pricing, over-reliance on imports, and the pressures of a growing population, the UK's food security is set to rise up the national agenda. The Coalition Government must be prepared for the challenges ahead
… people overturn their President as a peak in global food prices contributed to …
Strawberries, cherries, blackberries and raspberries are all coming into season over the next few months. Valentina Jovanovski looks at how to make the most of the soft fruit glut
… The blackberry season starts in July and peaks in late August but can extend to the end … to cool. Whisk double cream until forms firm peaks, then fold gently into cooled custard. …
Spring has (whisper it) sprung, so make the most of the fresh greens and foraged treats popping up in winter’s wake. Gardening expert James Taylor suggests five to get stuck into
… available for only a short time and is at its peak in March. It makes a great accompaniment …
A surge in financial speculation on maize is causing vastly inflated prices for corn tortillas - a sacred staple in Mexico - and threatening the health and livelihoods of the country's poor. Tom Levitt investigates
… market price (‘price discovery' in trader-speak) for the product through futures … after the poor harvest of 2006 reached a peak in January 2007 when tortilla price … real figure may have been much higher. That peak coincided with a mass protest on the …
A surge in financial speculation on maize is causing vastly inflated prices for corn tortillas - a sacred staple in Mexico - and threatening the health and livelihoods of the country's poor. Tom Levitt investigates
… market price (‘price discovery' in trader-speak) for the product through futures … after the poor harvest of 2006 reached a peak in January 2007 when tortilla price … real figure may have been much higher. That peak coincided with a mass protest on the …
International supply chains leave the horticultural workers harvesting our food in poor countries highly vulnerable to exploitation. Retailers, unions, NGOs and governments must work together to tackle this, says Julia Hawkins
… sector is also highly seasonal, with huge peaks and troughs in demand as the weather …
As Earth Overshoot Day gets earlier every year, David Nussbaum argues that changing our diets to less meat and dairy could help us stay within the planet's environmental limits
… around 6.7 billion, and the UN thinks we will peak at something over 9 billion. And the …
The meat and dairy industry has come under increased pressure during the coronavirus lockdown - so what does this mean for animal welfare?
… animals during staff shortages. With the peak of the pandemic due in the coming weeks, … demand for products. A recent ITV news piece speaks to a Cornish dairy farmer who claims ‘We …
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
… procedures were 'virtually non-existant' at peak harvesting periods at the firm's salad … indicated that more than 80 per cent of all peak season agricultural workers are migrants. …
Green Revolution architect Norman Borlaug is credited with 'feeding India'. But the feat took more than hybrid varieties and fertiliser, and it will take a much more sophisticated approach to help Africa feed itself
… extending the growing season and reducing peak labour demands by lengthening the period …
Most mass-produced pudding wouldn't know real, healthy, organic ingredients if it saw them. Laura Sevier meets the Finlays, who are putting the 'nice' back into ice cream
… ice cream that allows the flavours to speak for themselves – so the strawberry really … he worries about climate change and peak oil. He believes all farmers will have to …
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
… cases of overcrowding – especially in the peak tea picking season – and repairs …
Filmmaker Robert Kenner's documentary Food Inc has shocked audiences across the US with its stark portrayal of industrial agriculture. And that's just the bits the lawyers let you see...
… system is all based on oil. If you believe in peak oil we're going to run out at some point. …
Whether you're after an locally reared turkey or a handmade ethical gift, a festive fair is where you'll find them. The Ecologist has the lowdown on Europe's best Christmas markets
… Nestled in the heart of the picturesque Peak District, the family-run B&B on an …
In an extract from her new book What to Eat, investigative journalist Joanna Blythman offers top tips on how to make your food pound go further without scrimping on what you believe in
… they are cheapest, and at their nutritional peak. Forage enthusiastically whenever you get …
Brazil’s cattle sector has become the largest driver for deforestation globally, overtaking palm oil plantations in Asia. With the UK sourcing 40 per cent of its processed beef from Brazil, campaigners are now calling for a consumer boycott. Chris Pala investigates
… and analyzing satellite pictures. After a peak of 29,000 km2 in 1995, it fell to 13,000 …
Western consumers are inadvertently driving the Sumatran elephant to extinction by eating, washing and wearing - in cosmetics - the derivatives of a fruit that is destroying the animal's last remaining forest habitat. Jim Wickens reports
… Leuser ecosystem.' A jagged line of towering peaks that run across much of Aceh, the Leuser …