Archives for October 30, 2024

Ugly approach: Obsession with ‘aesthetic grading’ causes significant food loss, economic woe for farmers

Research led by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) has revealed that aesthetic grading, which focuses on the appearance of apples, leads to significant food losses without economically benefiting farmers.

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'Everybody forgets it all starts with the farmers': Spin out fund pledges rural America focus

Silicon Valley has changed the world in the last 20 years; the way we communicate, the way we work, the way we shop. In the US, it has also transformed agricultural innovation. And not always for the better.