Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Kenya’s transition to sustainable farming could transform fortunes – and alleviate hunger
Justus Ndemwa is sitting on an empty plastic water canister. He looks away. His voice is soft and faltering. “For five years the rains...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Oct 6
- 1 min
Ethiopian Airlines' Gatwick route: A gateway to Africa's fresh produce bounty
Ethiopian Airlines is set to bolster the transport of fresh produce to the UK, introducing three weekly flights to Gatwick from 21...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Sep 29
- 1 min
Aussie vegetable growers to tour Europe
In the wake of the Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom and as FTA negotiations with the European Union continue, a group of 13...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Sep 14
- 2 min
Belgian potato firms find fertile ground in France as UK market heats up
Agristo, a Belgian potato-processing firm, has recently forged a partnership with Tereos, a French sugar business, to rejuvenate a...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Sep 12
- 6 min
‘It’s slavery for modern times’: how children of 12 toil in Colorado’s fields
High in Colorado’s fertile San Luis valley, the collision between Americans’ demand for cheap food and the reliance on cheap labour –...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Sep 8
- 2 min
Swiss lessons: How the UK can revolutionise its approach to food waste
In Geneva, a non-profit initiative is making waves in the fight against food waste. Public fridges, stocked with surplus food from local...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 29
- 4 min
Analysis: Global potato market overview
Most European countries are experiencing a shortage of potatoes due to the cool spring and dry summer, the consequences of the increase...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 28
- 1 min
Morocco tops raspberries suppliers to UK
Morocco has stepped up its raspberries exports becoming the top supplier for key markets such as the UK where it sold $86 million in 2022...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Revolutionary cargo ship sets sail with wind-powered technology, paving the way for a greener future
In a ground-breaking move to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions, the Pyxis Ocean, a cargo ship retrofitted with...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 23
- 2 min
Panama Canal's bottleneck eases as some vessels detour
A backlog of vessels waiting to pass the Panama Canal due to drought-related restrictions has eased in recent days after the waterway's...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 21
- 2 min
India imposes 40% export duty on onions to calm rising prices
India will impose with immediate effect a 40% export duty on onions up to Dec. 31 in an attempt to improve domestic availability of the...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Maersk aims to transport at least 25% of ocean cargo using green fuels by 2030
The recent docking of the world's first green methanol-powered containership in East Port Said, Egypt, marks a pivotal moment in the...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 17
- 4 min
Spanish red: the survival of the tomato sector
Morocco has overtaken the Netherlands and Spain as the leading supplier of tomatoes to the UK. Morocco has become the second largest...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 15
- 2 min
UK will face greater food insecurity as climate crisis deepens, analysts warn
The UK will face ever greater food insecurity as long as greenhouse gas emissions continue heating the Earth’s atmosphere, analysts have...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Reduced fertiliser use leads to surprising crop yield increase
It’s a fact! The production of artificial fertilisers heavily relies on natural gas, whose prices saw a significant surge last year...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 10
- 2 min
Power of data being used to help boost farmers’ income in Nigeria
A new project aims to harness the power of data to help farmers to make more money from their produce and save crops from going to waste....
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Aug 1
- 5 min
Breadfruit: how a climate-change superfood popular from Jamaica to London is linked to Captain Bligh
Some four years after Captain William Bligh survived the infamous mutiny on HMS Bounty, he once more set sail from the Pacific bound for...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jul 28
- 2 min
Mission Produce announces European hire
Mission Produce has appointed Sean Bagheri to commercial director of Mission Produce Europe. In the company’s new position, Bagheri will...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jul 25
- 4 min
Revolutionising soil health: EU proposal aims to transform the ground beneath our feet
Soil health solutions may include the use of a natural soil booster such as that developed by SoilPoint.
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
- Jul 20
- 2 min
Tale of Transformation: From Rags to Riches in India's Tomato Industry
Ishwar Gayakar, a former struggling farmer, has emerged as a prominent figure in India's tomato market. This success story follows the...
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