Food and Agriculture
by Ben Block on May 28, 2008 While the U.S. Department of Agriculture debates organic standards for aquacultures, or fish farms, environmentalists are split about whether aquaculture and organic should ever go hand-in-hand.
by Ben Block on May 23, 2008 Half of the world's food is wasted due to inefficient harvesting, transportation, storage, and packaging.
by Ben Block on April 30, 2008 Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production says uncontrolled animal waste is creating significant environmental and public health concerns.
by Ben Block on April 25, 2008 At the University of Maryland's Center for Marine Biotechnology, researchers are not only altering nature, they are creating what may be the next generation of seafood.
by Ben Block on April 18, 2008 A commission of international agriculture experts unveiled a series of reports on Wednesday calling for an end to "business-as-usual" farming practices to avoid widespread environmental degradation and increasing food scarcity.
by Ben Block on April 11, 2008 The IFC and Brazil's leading beef exporter say they plan to halt illegal deforestation and exploitative labor, but some environmentalists remain skeptical. Part 2 of 3.
by Ben Block on April 7, 2008 Voter referendums are persuading companies to adopt more humane livestock production practices, but a new labeling scheme may confuse conscientious consumers.
by Ben Block on April 4, 2008 World Bank President Robert Zoellick outlines
his plans to address a worrisome rise in global food prices
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