Agriculture

Système U Renews Pledge To Support French Farmers

French retailer Système U has reaffirmed its commitment to support French farmers at a meeting on food sovereignty organised by the Conseil de l'Agr...

Nestlé Reports Progress In Combatting Deforestation In Ghana, Ivory Coast

Nestlé has reported progress in its efforts to end deforestation in the cocoa supply chain and introduce regenerative supply chains for fo...

Too Early To Call Frost Damage On Grains But Concern Grows: FranceAgriMer

It is too early to estimate the impact on grain crops from a severe frost that has hit France but there is some concern over damage in the central and sout...

Nervous North American Farmers Set To 'Seed In Faith' Into Parched Soils

Fields across the Canadian Prairies and the US Northern Plains are among the driest on record, raising production risks in one of the world's key growing r...

Waitrose Plans New Beef Production Facility At Leckford Estate

Upmarket UK retailer Waitrose & Partners has announced plans to open a new beef production facility at its farm on the Leckford Estate. The new...

Spar Austria Announces Own-Label Range Focused On Domestic Agriculture

Spar Austria has announced that it is to launch a new private-label line showcasing local producers on the packaging, as it seeks to promote domestic agric...

North American Farmers Profit As Consumers Pressure Food Business To Go Green

Beer made from rice grown with less water, rye planted in the off-season and the sale of carbon credits to tech firms are just a few of the changes North A...

Associated British Foods Sees Hit To Primark Sales From Autumn Lockdowns

Associated British Foods, the owner of clothing retailer Primark, raised its estimate of sales lost during temporary closures of stores in major markets in...