A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that lettuce can take up nanoplastics from the soil and transfer them into the food chain. The paper is published in Nano Today.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2022
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The Dutch city of Haarlem is set to become the first in the world to ban advertisements for most meat because of its impact on climate change, officials said Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 7, 2022
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Innovations that make the food supply chain more "responsible"—eco-friendly, good for public health, fairer to farmers—will come faster if the contexts that set the stage for them are better understood, according to a ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2022
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Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields ...
Biotechnology
Aug 9, 2022
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The Innavik Hydro Project currently being built by the Pituvik Landholding Corporation in partnership with Hydro-Québec, Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. and CRT Construction will soon enable the Inuit community of Inukjuak ...
Environment
Jul 26, 2022
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Marine scientists have discovered that whale sharks eat plants, making the iconic fish the world's largest omnivore.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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According to a recent agri-food sector outlook by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), there is an exceptionally high pressure to raise the price of food this year, as the prices of inputs required in the food ...
Economics & Business
Jul 5, 2022
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Researchers investigating the exposure of small mammals to plastics in England and Wales have found traces in the feces of more than half of the species examined.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2022
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In the meat industry, it's common practice to turn the whole animal into food products. In the fish industry, over half of the weight of the fish ends up as side-streams which never reach our plates. This takes a toll on ...
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2022
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Global supply issues related to the pandemic and war in Ukraine have highlighted yet another global vulnerability: food availability.
Economics & Business
Jun 27, 2022
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