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Hot and dry weather coupled with rainfall surplus in several parts of Europe during summer 2023 continued to test farmers’ resilience.
Thu 07/12/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Brian OtienoThe Guardian- The Guardian
A report by British newspaper The Guardian in collaboration with the Bureau of Investigative Journalism says that security guards employed on a Del Monte pineapple plantation in Kenya allegedly assaulted […]
Mon 26/06/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Tesco
Farming groups in the UK have heavily criticised the government’s decision to scrap plans to co-produce a comprehensive horticulture strategy to support and grow the sector. On May 2nd, farming […]
Mon 22/05/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Soil Association
In the UK, government subsidies to switch to organic farming are set to rise by an average of 25% via the government’s Countryside Stewardship scheme, according to Soil Association. Farmers […]
Mon 10/04/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
The Guardian
The UK government has released some details of its eagerly awaited post-Brexit farm subsidy scheme in England. Farming and environmental groups have broadly welcomed the new measures while pressing for […]
Thu 09/02/2023 by Richard Wilkinson