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Disposable plastic bags prohibited in New Zealand… Number of countries implementing similar prohibitions exceeded 80… In New Zealand, the regulation prohibiting the use of disposable plastic bags to a very large extent entered into force. As of July 1, 2019, the sale and use of disposable plastic bags by the …

Every year, a choking smog descends on northwest India as the region’s farmers burn their fields following the rice harvest – a phenomenon that has helped make New Delhi one of the world’s most polluted cities. Now, scientists have come up with a method that would allow farmers to sow …

‘We evaluate China from long-term perspective’ Fahrettin Poyraz, General Manager of the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey (TTKKMB), said that there would be tides in international relations, but they viewed events in terms of institutions and Turkey in the long run. “We have already been working on the Chinese market …

The food and agriculture industries must reduce greenhouse gas emissions across the board to prevent catastrophic warming, according to a new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). August 8th, 2019 H. Claire Brown On Thursday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)—a global group of scientists convened …

TEMA (The Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion, for Reforestation and the Protection of Natural Habitats): At least 195,000 trees have been cut down! The TEMA Foundation, on behalf of the 500,000 signatories supporting the process, urges that the number of trees cut for the Kirazlı Gold Mine in Çanakkale …

Hazelnut Agricultural Sales Cooperatives Association (FİSKOBİRLİK) Chairman of the Board of Directors Lütfi Bayraktar said that FİSKOBİRLİK as of Monday August 19, will be entering the market in all regions and will begin purchases. Bayraktar, in a statement, said that they have completed all preparations for the purchase of new …

100s back our #1MillionOwners campaign – Our #1MillionOwners campaign is calling for Westminster to match the Scottish ambition for a five-fold increase in worker and employee ownership, creating #1MillionOwners by

The following is a joint press release from the United Nations Global Compact, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and the We Mean Business coalition. Ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit, companies commit to set 1.5°C climate targets aligned with a net-zero future, challenging Governments to match their ambition …

What African govts should do to boost agriculture? 12th March 2018 African governments, together with banking institutions operating in African countries, must develop a financing model that replaces land as collateral. By Moses Hategeka ‘Our son, our farms’ soil fertility has for years been drastically declining and so are our …