THE CONCEPT of cutting meat consumption to save the planet is a difficult one to swallow – especially for a nation that prides itself on livestock farming and craves roast beef on a Sunday. Indeed, it’s an idea that environmentalists love, politicians hate, food companies (often) ignore and consumers don’t really understand. [...]
THE RISING costs of energy and raw materials now concerns businesses more than consumer spending and behaviour. According to preliminary results from PricewaterhouseCoopers global annual survey of almost 800 CEOs, 53% said energy and raw material costs are a major threat to their growth prospects [...]
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS have reacted angrily to the failure that was the Doha climate talks, while the UK Government has called the agreement a step forward. Most agree, however, that the progress was modest, with a mismatch between the scale and the urgency of action required and the political will and ambition. [...]
SIX OF THE largest environmental and development organisations in the world issued a statement claiming the climate talks in Doha were on the brink of disaster and that rich governments had 24 hours to urgently make a deal that reflects the scale of planetary emergency facing humanity. [...]
GLOBAL LEADERS at the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm have called for substantial increases in public and private sector investment to reduce losses of food in the supply chain, enhance water efficiency in agriculture and curb consumer waste. More than a [...]
EUROPE SHOULD set a target to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% on 1990 levels by 2020 in order to demonstrate political leadership in the run up to UN climate talks in 2015. That is the verdict of the Energy and Climate Change Committee, which July 25, [...]
THE DRAMATIC declines in bee numbers could force food prices up as farmers turn to hand-pollination. Research by bee experts at the University of Reading have calculated that it would cost the UK £1.8 billion every year to hand-pollinate crops without bees. The [...]
Why Farming Matters
By footprint on August 5, 2010
Published in: Comment, Health and Vitality and tagged agriculture, EU, EU Agriculture, European Union, National Farmers Union, NFU, UN, United Nations, Why Farming Matters.
…to the nations economy, environment and our health. In contradiction to the idea that food production is one of the major scourges on the environment, the NFU firmly believes that agriculture is actually part of the solution to climate change. When the NFU launched its campaign Why Farming Matters almost four years ago, [...]