Farmers and Growers Archives - FoodChain Magazine https://foodchainmagazine.com/news/tag/farmers-and-growers/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:28:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://foodchainmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/10/fc-150x150.png Farmers and Growers Archives - FoodChain Magazine https://foodchainmagazine.com/news/tag/farmers-and-growers/ 32 32 Singapore’s High-Tech Farming Dreams Falter as Food Security Plan Faces Setbacks https://foodchainmagazine.com/news/singapores-high-tech-farming-dreams-falter-as-food-security-plan-faces-setbacks/ Wed, 18 Sep 2024 13:28:53 +0000 https://foodchainmagazine.com/?p=30277 Singapore’s ambitious "30 by 30" initiative, which aims to produce 30% of its nutritional needs locally by 2030, is encountering significant challenges. Despite initial enthusiasm for high-tech urban farming, the country's reliance on food imports, coupled with high operational costs and limited land space, continues to hinder progress.

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]]> Singapore’s ambitious “30 by 30” initiative, which aims to produce 30% of its nutritional needs locally by 2030, is encountering significant challenges. Despite initial enthusiasm for high-tech urban farming, the country’s reliance on food imports, coupled with high operational costs and limited land space, continues to hinder progress. Launched in response to vulnerabilities in global food…

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]]> Nescafé Plan 2030: progress for regenerative agricultural practices https://foodchainmagazine.com/news/nescafe-plan-2030-progress-for-regenerative-agricultural-practices/ Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:44:05 +0000 https://foodchainmagazine.com/?p=26265 The coffee giant’s recently published Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report offers a positive outlook on the state of the farming and

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]]> Nescafé has reported that farmers are gradually adopting regenerative agricultural practices and improving farming yields. The results are based on an impact assessment conducted in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance. Nescafé and Rainforest Alliance followed more than 7000 coffee farmers in 14 countries between 2018 and 2022. Adopted sustainable practices include intercropping…

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