The spotlight will be turned on the vegetarian sector with the inaugural KIN 2015.
The Vegetarian Society is hosting the event on July 11, when speakers from around the world will gather in Manchester to take part in what is described as a thought-provoking event. Read More
Fairtrade campaigners have called for better support to dairy farmers over low milk prices.
The concern from the Fairtrade Foundation followed calls from MPs on the Commons Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee for the remit of the groceries watchdog to be extended so that dairy farmers can be protected from sharply falling milk prices.
Barbara Crowther, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the foundation, responded, commenting: “The concern about low prices being paid to dairy farmers in the UK parallels Fairtrade’s concern about low prices being paid to farmers in the developing world who grow the bananas, cocoa, coffee and other commodities we consume on a daily basis. Read More
A leading supplier of organic vegetables has revealed sales are at an all time high. The Produce World Group, which ranks as the UK’s largest grower and supplier of fresh organic vegetables, has confirmed that UK consumer demand for organic vegetables during Christmas 2014 was higher than any other year. Read More
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