Category Archives: Food: Field to Table

India – exporting beef to the world

India’s elections spark debate on beef exports BBC News – SHILPA KANNAN – May 4, 2014 Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has attacked the current government over India’s position as one … more

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Closing down the meat industry

What If Everyone in the World Became a Vegetarian? motherjones.com – L.V. ANDERSON – May 1, 2014 If the world actually did collectively go vegetarian or vegan over the course of a decade or two, it’s reasonable to think the … more

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Mismanagement, not overpopulation

Almost half of the world’s food thrown away, report finds Guardian – REBECCA SMITHERS – Jan 10, 2013 [The UK’s Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)] report, Global Food; Waste Not, Want Not, found that between 30% and 50% or 1.2-2bn … more

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Happy cows make for happy humans

Go to video: “Milk of Human Kindness” Where Cows Are Happy and Food Is Healthy New York Times – NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF – Sep 8, 2012 “For productivity, it’s important to have happy cows,” he said. “If a cow is … more

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