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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Sequestration approaches such as agroforestry and low- or no-till agriculture also have significant co-benefits such as soil and water conservation. Environmental impacts of plastic packaging of food products. Srivastava, M.S.K.,

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

Business Green

Unilever recently set out its plan to significantly expand its plant-based range, with a view to securing €1bn in annual sales from alternative meat and dairy products within the next seven years. This year there has been quite a big shift," Verkuil says. "On

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Why technology could make animals obsolete

AFN Sustainable Protein

The market demands them, but it shows little allegiance to their mode of production. In just 15 years and with 30,000 production plants, they could match the global demand for meat. . Whether or not you support animal agriculture, there are major scale-up challenges in meeting the protein demands of another 2.5