The palm oil industry is notorious for causing deforestation, but would switching to coconut be a better alternative? Megan Tatum reports from Malaysia.
By Megan Tatum - 28th October 2020
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Palm oil plantations are ravaging much of Borneo and Sumatra, but is boycotting it really the answer? David Jesudason investigates a world of cash crops and a legacy of colonial debt.
By David Jesudason - 3rd September 2019
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Iceland has chosen to play ignorant about their failure to meet palm oil pledges. But conscious consumers are naturally questioning – it is an insult to them to think they wouldn’t notice, writes…
By Emily Muddeman - 11th February 2019
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We’re very pleased to be able to say that from the start of 2017, Riverford has been 100 per cent palm-oil free. For the most part, this was straightforward to achieve: we added ‘no palm oil’ to the…
By Ellen Warrell - 13th December 2017
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This year, for the first time, I am not soothed by Keats’ words. His complacency feels out of reach in a world rocked by Covid, Brexit, and climate catastrophe, and a farming year that refuses to…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd September 2021
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A traditional farmer on the outskirts of Bristol is fighting to keep her land out of the hands of housing developers.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd September 2021
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Fertiliser is in the news this week, but it’s a broad area that includes anything from sewage sludge to green manure. We find out more for Your Questions Answered.
By Wicked Leeks - 22nd September 2021
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Treated sewage waste is often applied on farmland as a fertiliser. While contamination issues have brought controversy to the practice, is a small-scale, localised approach the answer?
By Hugh Thomas - 22nd September 2021
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With historical links to so-called 'witchcraft', foraging for food is one of the few ways we can sever reliance on the established food and medical system, writes Louise Gray.
By Louise Gray - 21st September 2021
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Try homegrown quince poached in white wine for a delectable dessert, baked into a tagine or infused into vodka for a perfect gift or seasonal tipple.
By Becky Blench - 21st September 2021
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