Farming

Ivory Coast Cocoa Farmers Fear Low Output After Below-Average Rainfall

Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast last week has raised fears of a cocoa supply shortage in the coming months and a weak end to the April-to-September m...

M&S Pledges Support For 10,000 Farmers Across The UK

Marks & Spencer has announced details of a six-week campaign on television, social media and in-store, aimed at highlighting the efforts of UK farm...

Norwegian Food Body Welcomes Move To Employ Agriculture Workers

NHO Mat og Drikke, which represents the food and drink sector in Norway, has welcomed an initiative by the Norwegian government to encourage those that hav...

Nestlé Highlights Progress In Cocoa Supply Chain

Nestlé's newly-published Cocoa & Forests Initiative report has highlighted the significant progress made and targets reached in th...

Farmers Urge EU To Keep Open Market To Ensure Food Supplies

The European Union needs to keep its single market open despite the coronavirus epidemic if it wants to guarantee food supplies for its consumers, Europe's...

Norway Raises Output Quotas For Salmon Farmers

Norway will allow fish farming companies to raise their salmon and trout output capacity in nine of the country's 13 ocean farming regions, its fisheries m...

Swine Fever, Plant Protein To Shape EU Farming In Next Decade: Report

The African swine fever crisis in China and a shift towards plant-based protein in diets could reshape EU agricultural markets over the next ten years, lea...

Waitrose Develops 'Cow Tracks' Using Artificial Grass From Sporting Bodies

Waitrose & Partners has announced it is reusing artificial grass sourced from some of the UK's top sporting institutions to develop 'cow tracks' fo...