Tesco
Tesco CEO Ken Murphy has urged all political parties not to renounce their net zero commitments and give businesses the confidence to invest. He made the call to action while […]
Thu 14/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Soil Association
A new campaign by the Soil Association in the UK is calling for urgent public action to push the government to prioritise the reduction of “polluting” fossil fuel-based nitrogen fertilisers. […]
Thu 14/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
The consumption of mineral fertilisers (nitrogen and phosphorus) in agricultural production in the EU dropped by 2.2% year-on-year to 10.9 million tons in 2021, which was 6.4% less than the relative peak in 2017, according to EUROSTAT data.
Mon 11/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Tesco PLC
UK retail giant Tesco has teamed up with five UK vegetable suppliers to launch the UK’s biggest ever commercial roll-out of low-carbon fertiliser as part of its greener greens initiative.
Tue 07/02/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Anses France
For the first time, human urine is being used in France to make a crop fertiliser. The French National Agency for Food Safety, Environment and Occupational Health has just authorised […]
Tue 07/02/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Buddhika Weerasinghe/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Organic farming played a role in Sri Lanka’s recent political crises. In spring 2021, President Rajapaksa banned synthetic fertiliser and pesticide imports, forcing Sri Lanka’s farmers to go organic overnight, […]
Wed 14/09/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
European Commission
On 25 May 2022, the European Commission published the findings of a study related to the implementation of the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients (FaST). FaST is a digital agriculture […]
Tue 07/06/2022 by Richard Wilkinson
University of Cambridge
Researchers have found that soil fungi have the potential to replace fertilisers. Work carried out at the University of Leeds has shown for the first time that fungi, which form […]
Wed 13/11/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
