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Wikis, webs and modern markets
04 Jan 2010
It’s mardi: market day in the small coastal town of Ganges in southern France, and I find myself at my regular...
What’s in the tea leaves?
05 Jun 2009
Exports of tea and fresh flowers are key to Kenya’s economy – but can they ever be sustainable?
The Knowledge: Alex Cole, Cadbury
27 Jan 2009
“One of my team said ‘I just want to do my work – not all
this green stuff as well’. I replied ‘You’re...
Sweden pushes for carbon food labels
19 Jan 2010
Calorie-counting could soon give way to carbon-counting, if Swedish trends catch on globally. Sweden’s National...
Social project makes sugar mean sweet
12 Mar 2010
The sugar cane industry defines socio-economic conditions in Aracoiaba. It hasn't always made life sweet for local...
Insuring the poor against climate disasters
13 Aug 2010
Leading edge technology combined with innovative micro-finance is, for the first time, offering the world's poor...
Hungry for change?
09 Jul 2008
Food and industry to play catch up on the environment
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is gearing up to...
How Palestinian olive oil broke down a barrier
26 Jul 2010
Occupied territories aren't the best backdrop for business...or are they? Heather Masoud tells Anna Simpson about...
Have we tipped the scales for sustainable fish?
05 Jun 2009
As the Marine Stewardship Council marks its tenth anniversary, have efforts to transform fishing practices from...
Food industry leads on water
24 Nov 2009
Without water, there’s no food. So it’s time the food industry led the way in conserving its most vital raw material,...
Designer farming
15 Oct 2007
Urban food projects take to the skies and the water
It’s not just a huge floating hydroponic glasshouse,...
Coke goes easy on the water
09 Oct 2007
Companies sign up to save rivers
Stung
by accusations of water profligacy – and worse – Coca-Cola...
Anaerobic digestion embraced by Nestlé, Unilever
07 Jun 2010
Coffee and Marmite are to be part of the solution as the UK’s food industry outlines ambitious cuts in energy and waste...
