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Harden up coffee drinkers!
This innovation has a double benefit, utilising a waste product, but also lessening the need for other important construction resources read more
Waste challenges
Interventions at the production end of the supply chain have economic and environmental benefits but the world is unlikely to see food ... read more
New NZ govt, new climate approach?
It will be interesting to see, should the Nationals ag policy be implemented how many sectors will take up the GM opportunity. The NZ ... read more
New deforestation law adds supply chain pressure
Supply chains relying on deforestation are on notice with these regulations, is it too tough to remove these exposures or just low ... read more
EU’s new food waste plan
Waste is a massive issue the industry needs to tackle for climate and as well as food security reasons. It’s a no-brainer, so why ... read more
Alt-cheese’s stretch-and-melt conundrum solved?
An affordable alt-cheese that can taste and performs like the real thing may be achievable in a precision fermentation pilot, but the ... read more
Could ESG be cancelled?
It's not the first, nor will it be the last time seemingly positive things have been targeted for culture wars. Much of ESG principles ... read more
Climate risks lead to losses for food producers
The FAIRR analysis puts climate risks in terms corporates can understand - profit. It raises the possibility that many of those most ... read more
EU tackles carbon-neutral claims
Consumers are sick of misleading claims - will it stiffen what companies need to prove to make a claim – and move the dial on ... read more
Could the US plains run out of water?
Extreme drought conditions are finally reversing damaging water policies that have severely depleted underground sources. Will the ... read more
EU CAP plans take effect
The European project tackling environmental and social outcomes has always been ambitious, and the CAP has been a bedrock for ... read more
Land O lakes posts regen results
This is a “carrot” approach to on farm practice change, will it have a meaningful, measurable impact on emissions. American cooperative read more
The paradox of young consumers
The changing needs of consumers will continue to reshape preferences for food categories, product forms and the origins and systems to ... read more
NZ poll supports more regulation
The case to shrink the NZ dairy sector’s footprint is gaining more community support. Can the industry get on the front foot ahead of ... read more
China’s young: Careers before kids
Having kids for the economy won't catch on, despite the enticements of the recent “two child policy”. A survey conducted among ... read more
China’s demographic turning point
The CCP’s response to this demographic change will be key to maintaining social cohesion as economic growth slows. While China’s ... read more
Nestlé creates institute of ag sciences
The new institute will transform novel ag science into application and identify promising ag technologies while also assisting Nestlé ... read more
IMF traceability from farm to consumer
Danone customers will be able to follow infant formula products’ journey from paddock to tin with the company’s Track & Connect ... read more
New yogurt cultures tackle food waste
Royal DSM has launched new bioactive cultures which naturally extend yogurt’s shelf life is helping combat food waste, ensuring dairy ... read more
African nutrition program
Dutch dairy cooperative FrieslandCampina launch AfricaNutrition program to provide insights into dietary patterns in Cote d’Ivoire The ... read more
Yili leads Chinese zero-carbon efforts
Chinese dairy company Yili is leading the way for Chinese food manufacturers as the country strives for carbon neutrality in 2060 ... read more
Supply chain traceability
Chinese dairy company Yili Group looks to the future focus on value-add and sustainability with a tech-twist to solve industry ... read more
Food as treatment against anxiety
Research and development have identified milk ingredients with potential for developing safer and more effective treatments for a range read more
USDA incentivises sustainable farming practices through pilot projects
In Europe and New Zealand, legislation is pushing farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emission by implementing sustainable farming ... read more
China’s alt-meat plan
To ensure food security for its people, the world’s most populous country has added cultured, alt-meats to its five year plan. Should ... read more
Emissions reduction require commitment
Climate summits and agreements to curb global emissions mean little if not followed up by action New research from the Institute for ... read more
Starbucks & Arla collab to reduce emissions
New sustainability project focus on delivering environmental solutions on-farm while ensuring farmers remain profitable Starbucks will ... read more
Farmers influence emissions pricing policy
New Zealand’s farmer organisations are putting alternatives to the emissions trading schemes to farmers The Primary Sector Climate ... read more
Divestment of Chinese IMF business
The Chinese infant formula market is cooling with dwindling sales. Falling birth rates and domestic endorsements of breastfeeding won’t read more
A glass of carbon-zero milk?
Fonterra has launched the country’s first carbon-zero milk, giving consumers an opportunity to put their money on the environment ... read more
Keeping IMF differentiated
Scientific advances have improved the ways in which infant formula can mimic breast milk Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) are ... read more
Sustainability Beyond the Horizon
Food companies are increasingly held to a higher sustainability standard along their supply chains, prompting a more holistic approach ... read more
Alt-dairy
Science and research are the driving forces behind dairy alternatives that have expanded from soy milk to include almond and oat and ... read more
Data for sustainability
Leveraging data to speed the transition to low-carbon production European dairy cooperative Arla has developed the program Climate ... read more
Arla closes the loop
Dairy cooperative Arla has hatched a plan with its farmer members to lift the use of renewable energy With a strategy to reduce its ... read more
Innovation for healthy solutions
FMCGs are creating innovation ecosystems to deliver healthy solutions to consumers Chinese dairy company Yili Group recently joined the read more
COVID shifting consumer preferences
Consumer demands are changing as a result of the pandemic - more are worried about health Kerry Group’s whitepaper Understanding ... read more
Do plant-based products pass the test?
Widely hailed as the answer to society’s environmental challenges, plant-based foods have come under scrutiny as analysts find it ... read more
Robotic decisions
Acute labour shortages are not only lifting the overhead costs of producing milk in developed dairy regions, but are forcing many ... read more
The big job re-shuffle
A massive impact of policies to address recovery from COVID is the restructure of the employment market which may force a revolution in read more