All Drought articles – Page 16
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News20 retailers including major supermarkets sign climate declaration
Signatories include Aldi, Lidl, Morrisons, M&S, the Co-op, Ocado, Amazon and Boots
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NewsMedia Bites 14 April: Supermarkets/coronavirus, Government loans, Amazon
Supermarket chains suffer a sharp fall in sales over the past fortnight, government emergency aid to be retooled, Amazon on hiring spree.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan carbon labelling for food and drink products finally find its feet?
Until now, carbon footprint labelling attempts have fallen flat in grocery. Now companies such as Oatly and Quorn are trying to forge their own path
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Comment & OpinionThe coronavirus outbreak proves we can’t put all our faith in food imports
An adviser to the Chancellor has claimed the food sector isn’t ‘critically important’ to the UK – but we mustn’t turn to 100% imported food
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NewsAduna targets £1bn baobab market via tree-planting partnership
It aims to build and preserve an 8,000km wall of trees across the African Sahel region
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NewsProcessors facing another shortage of UK potatoes following heavy rain
Following the wettest autumn since 2012, potatoes are hitting the market at lower grades with ‘higher than usual’ levels of wastage
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NewsClimate emergency nature loss to have devastating impact on global economy: WWF
Nature loss caused by the climate emergency could cost the global economy almost £8tn by 2050
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NewsUK supply of Australian wine likely to be safe from bushfires
The country’s prolonged drought is more likely to have a negative impact on wine production
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh Fruit & Veg: Top Products 2019
These are the top products in the Fruit & Veg category this year
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NewsPotato prices set to rise after floods devastate key regions
After the droughts of last year, potato growers have been hit with extended wet weather
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Comment & OpinionSAWS extension is as helpful to growers as Boris Johnson’s mopping
Poor weather and a lack of labour is devastating potato and cereal crops
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NewsMedia Bites 29 Oct: Brexit stockpiling, Just Eat, Boots
Britain’s biggest retailers have been ramping up their stockpiling efforts to record levels in the run-up to Brexit.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow environmentally friendly is vegan milk?
Western shoppers are turning to new milks. But are the new players any better for the planet?
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Analysis & FeaturesItalian pear harvest slump drives up prices
Severe weather has affected the harvest in northern Italy
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NewsMedia Bites 18 September: Ocado/M&S, Grocery market share, Brexit stockpiling
Ocado has claimed it could start delivering M&S groceries earlier than next September when it switches from its long-term partnership with Waitrose.
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NewsMedia Bites 28 August: Altria/PMI, M&S, Supermarket offers
The revelation of $200bn all-stock merger talks between Altria and Philip Morris International saw $13bn wiped off their combined value.
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Analysis & FeaturesShortages and sterling woes drive price rises for Continental cheese
Most of the price increases have been on own label Continental cheeses
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NewsJuly retail footfall worst in seven years
Retail footfall continued to decline in July, marking the worst performance for the month since 2012. Plus, New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra takes £300-plus writedowns on global businesses and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Aug: Just Eat, BAT, Brexit
One of Just Eat’s largest shareholders wants a more generous helping from the proposed tie-up between the British fast food app and its Dutch suitor.
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Analysis & FeaturesIs vertical farming the future of food?
The popularity of vertical farming is on the rise. Can it grow from a niche to a major source of food?