Trade Archive
Agriculture
by Stephen Gandel @stephengandel JUNE 12, 2015, 2:21 PM EDT A new rating system has angered some organic farmers. Whole Foods may be in the middle of an
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Agriculture
“If something can be done organically, then that is how it will be done”. Those are the rules of the organic market. Source: www.freshplaza.com Wim Grootscholte has been dealing
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Agriculture
EU Agriculture Ministers have endorsed a non-binding report summarizing the progress made under the strong leadership of the Italian Presidency on the Commission proposal for a new organic
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Agriculture
AGREEMENT TO LAUNCH GLOBAL ORGANIC CERTIFICATION DIRECTORY The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) and bioC are entering a partnership to launch a global certification directory. The directory
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Biodiversity
Rampant unsustainable logging of the tropical rainforest in the southwest Pacific Island states of Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands, is worsening hardship, human insecurity and conflict in
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Agriculture
The Norwegian government recently made known its intention that by 2020, 15% of food production and consumption will be organic. In France, consumption of organic fruit and vegetables
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Agriculture
Seventy pro-GMO lobby groups urge Obama Administration not to restrict GMO labeling in secret trade agreements NaturalNews) Scores of consumer, farm and food organizations, as well as businesses,
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Agriculture
Organic market grows from $57.2 bll in 2010 to $104.5 bll in 2015 Organic marketing may like to portray itself as small mom-and-pop farmers standing up to Big Agriculture
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Consumers
The hunger for profits has compromised food labeling. Walk through your local grocery store these days and you’ll see the words “all natural” emblazoned on a variety of
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Consumers
In the Netherlands a new initiative has recently been started to promote eating insects: The Grasshopper Suppliers. Three young entrepreneurs from Amsterdam are seeking to convince the population
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