Writing in the Guardian, Dr Tom Smith noted a study published in the British Medical Journal which related the daily ¬consumption of fruit and ¬vegetables in men and women in Norfolk to their risk of developing arthritis. Read the rest of this entry »
A call to action to the global industry to send examples of sustainable packaging technology from primary, secondary and tertiary packaging to innovative machinery, distribution and IT systems has been initiated by a UK government funded programme. Read the rest of this entry »
Speaking to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology in Agriculture yesterday (Tuesday, March 24), agricultural economist Graham Brookes said after 11 years of widespread use, GM crops had done more to help protect the environment than any other single technology. Read the rest of this entry »
Mango, which is grown as yet another tree in our backyards, promises a good return when cultivated on a commercial scale. This has
been demonstrated by the scientists at the Jalgaon-based Jain Irrigation Systems (JISL) at Udumalpet near Coimbatore. Read the rest of this entry »
UK vegetable growers could be presented with new opportunities and be reasonably well-placed to deal with the recession. NFU head of economics and international affairs Tom Hind said there was little reason to believe the vegetable industry would significantly affected by consumer demand. Read the rest of this entry »
Raw fruits and vegetables are good for you but may also send you to the doctor, according to research published today by Cambridge University Press in the journal Epidemiology and Infection. Read the rest of this entry »
African agricultural productivity, under threat following years of declining investment, policy shortcomings, and cheap food exports from other regions, could be restored through organic agriculture, UNCTAD says in a new policy brief. Read the rest of this entry »