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European Chemical Pesticide-Free Agriculture in 2050

Results of a groundbreaking foresight study

28-Mar-2023 - While the negative impacts of chemical pesticides on the environment and human health are well documented, European policies are struggling to make progress towards the target of cutting chemical pesticide use by 50%[1]by 2030. This observation spurred 144 experts, scientists and stakeholders ...

Nestlé invests in Ganado solar project in Texas to help expand renewable energy available in the U.S.

24-Mar-2023 - Nestlé in the U.S. announced it is investing in Ganado, a solar project owned and developed by Enel North America in Jackson County, Texas. With Nestlé's investment, the project, which is the size of just over 600 hectares, or about 850 football fields, will add 208 megawatts of solar electricity ...

Julian Mcclements explains why he is committed to eating meat less

Meat Less: The Next Food Revolution can be preordered now from major booksellers

07-Mar-2023 - Distinguished Professor of Food Science and prolific authorDavid Julian McClementshas a new book out this month –Meat Less: The Next Food Revolution(Springer, 2023). Meat Lessdescribes McClements’ journey to vegetarianism, a shift inspired by his daughter and his ongoing research work on ...

Farming more seaweed for food, feed and fuel

31-Jan-2023 - A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges. PhD Candidate Scott Spillias, from UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Science, said seaweed ...

Cutting costs and emissions in beef production

13-Jan-2023 - A research team led by the University of Queensland has developed a tool to help the global beef industry simultaneously reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions while meeting demand for meat. The team assessed the economic and emissions impacts of different cattle feeds at different locations ...

Bel innovates and launches its first range of cheese alternatives

Containing animal-free dairy proteins, in partnership with Perfect Day

13-Dec-2022 - As of January 1, 2023, the Bel Group will market “Nurishh Incredible Dairy”, its first range of cheese alternatives containing animal-free dairy proteins, made through precision fermentation, in the American market thanks to its partnership with the global, California-based precision fermentation ...

Infarm targets a net-zero future

Vertical farming company Infarm has announced its science-based targets as part of its commitment to change food systems for good

23-Nov-2022 - Infarm, a leading vertical farming company and co-host of the Food Systems Pavilion at COP27, has submitted its climate targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), putting it firmly on the pathway to becoming net-zero by 2045. Infarm is the first Vertical Farming company to set ...

The environmental footprint of food

Researchers map the environmental pressures of global production for all foods on land and ocean

28-Oct-2022 - In an age of industrialized farming and complex supply chains, the true environmental pressures of our global food system are often obscure and difficult to assess. “Everyone eats food, and more and more people are paying attention to the planetary consequences of what they eat,” said UC Santa ...

The future of real milk without cows

13-Sep-2022 - “Maybe one day we can produce cell-based proteins on a rooftop in a city,” says Julia Keppler from the Laboratory of Food Process Engineering. This lab looks into milk proteins made by cells instead of cows. Over the next four years, she and her colleagues will be taking major steps on this new ...

A nutrition label for Earth

Researchers estimate the environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products

07-Sep-2022 - We’re all capable of slowing down the effects of a warming Earth, and it could be as simple as how we stock our pantries. An international team of scientists has evaluated the environmental impacts of more than 57,000 food products – the stuff you typically find as you wander the aisles of your ...