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Rainforest Alliance unveils AI-led remote sensing data to mitigate deforestation risk

23-Jan-2024

By Oliver Morrison

With the EU set to bring in strict rules aimed at limiting global deforestation, Rainforest Alliance Certified coffee and cocoa farmers can now opt-in to specific criteria that align with European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements in...

Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows

23-Jan-2024

By Oliver Morrison

Most urban farms are decidedly low-tech such crops grown in soil on open-air plots. But owing to infrastructure, supplies such as fertiliser and irrigation water, they have a higher carbon footprint than conventionally grown produce, claims new research.