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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

In order to reach EU Farm to Fork objectives, we believe it is essential that EU Regulations foster further all innovative solutions, be it biopesticides or pesticides, plant biotech including NGTs or digital and precision agriculture tools so that farmers have access to a full toolbox of effective solutions towards more sustainable farming.”.

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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

Meanwhile, uncertainty and disruption wrought by the pandemic and Brexit have brought food and farming systems into sharper focus for consumers in 2020, and countless studies have highlighted an uptick in veganism , flexitarianism, and overall demand for sustainable and ethical food.

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

Applying the latest technologies from biotech, tissue engineering, artificial intelligence, and food science, entrepreneurs are trying to create new animal-free products that are cheaper, healthier, tastier, and more sustainable. Wherever we look, humans have consistently built technologies that surpass their animal predecessors.