In Kenya, there are new reports highlighting concerns over harmful pesticides used in food production, and the impact this will have on people's health. Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa asked Ibrahim Macharia to ...
Ecology
Jul 20, 2020
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There is a long history of looking to one's own garden or small farm when the weight of economic and political chaos becomes too much to bear.
Environment
Apr 13, 2020
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With lockdowns ordered to contain the COVID-19 pandemic—that has reached 183 countries, infected over 1.7 million people and caused over 100,000 deaths—there are fears of food shortages caused by panic buying and supply ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2020
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The word "waste" describes materials or products that are no longer of use. In a linear economy, it accumulates as an undesired by-product of economic activity. Waste and environmental hazards are commonplace throughout the ...
Environment
Sep 18, 2019
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Chickens roam the orchards, cows chew the cud and pigs roll in the mud on a warm day on a Dutch farm—but the pastoral scene is not as traditional as it seems.
Environment
Aug 19, 2019
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Every Thursday and Sunday I walk my frozen banana peels and carrot tops to Columbia's farmers market. It's my small effort to combat food waste, which happens from production to retail to consumption. At the production ...
Environment
May 8, 2019
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Your local supermarket and favourite restaurant could soon be growing their own food, thanks to an EU-funded project that has completely redesigned the food supply chain to develop the concept of in-store farming.
Environment
May 23, 2018
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First came smartphones. Then smart watches. Now smart fridges. But how smart were the fridges of the gold rush?
Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 13, 2018
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If you plant it, will it grow (in space)? The answer is yes, at least for certain types of plants.
Space Exploration
Nov 22, 2017
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By forcing the sale of fresh vegetables to move from street markets to the supermarket the Vietnamese government will not achieve the desired effect. This government policy is based on concerns about food safety and better ...
Social Sciences
Nov 23, 2015
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