The world is facing a significant food waste problem, with up to half of all fruit and vegetables lost somewhere along the agricultural food chain. Globally, around 14% of food produced is lost after harvesting but before ...
Economics & Business
Mar 8, 2023
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COVID rapidly accelerated the overall trend towards internet ordering of all retail sales with UK online purchases approaching 30% in 2021. With a strong trend towards home delivery this has also created an opportunity for ...
Economics & Business
Mar 11, 2022
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Honeybees are common pollinators, but wild bees, including bumble bees, and other insects such as hoverflies, beetles and butterflies, are also needed for pollination and are important in many different ways. With simple ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2022
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You're nervous, I get it.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2020
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When our reliance on supermarkets is seriously disrupted—for example, by spikes in demand due to panic buying or the flooding of distribution centers – we are left with few alternatives. Supermarkets are central to our ...
Economics & Business
May 4, 2020
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The heads of three global agencies warned Wednesday of a potential worldwide food shortage if authorities fail to manage the ongoing coronavirus crisis properly.
Environment
Apr 1, 2020
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More than one-third of farmed fruit and vegetables never reaches supermarket shelves because it is misshapen or the wrong size, research suggests.
Environment
Aug 21, 2018
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Supermarkets in the Netherlands and Germany were Thursday removing millions of eggs from their shelves believed to have been contaminated by a toxic insecticide in a widening food scandal.
Ecology
Aug 3, 2017
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A new method keeps salmon fresh for a whole month, without the use of chemicals.
Other
Jun 30, 2015
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(AP) -- Whole Foods Market said Friday that it will stop selling fish caught from depleted waters or through ecologically damaging methods, a move that comes as supermarkets nationwide try to make their seafood selections ...
Ecology
Mar 30, 2012
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