Tag: Farming
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Not Delia’s Poll 9 – Food provenance
Not Delia’s ninth poll asks: How bothered are you about where your food comes from? Do food miles drive you frantic? Are you concerned about chemicals? Tempted by tradition? Or do you just buy what’s good or cheap and not think much more about it?
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Chocolate – the bitter truth
The BBC’s Panorama investigates child trafficking in the Ivory Coast’s cocoa-producing industry.
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Rosé veal – a more ethical choice?
Britons have traditionally rejected veal as cruel – is rosé veal any better for the calf’s welfare?
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Pie in the sky?
Not Delia takes a look at the vertical farms advocated by Columbia University’s Dickson Despommier and considers whether they’re (a) feasible and (b) viable.
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Obesity – where did it spring from?
A look at the origins of the pandemic of obesity that’s sweeping the developed world.
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Ostriches, cash cows and bad eggs
How British investors in the 1990s were persuaded to invest in ostriches as a healthy alternative to beef – and swindled out of millions.