Archives for January 2, 2013

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Sustainable farming held up by funding and the environment

By RJ Whitehead

A new study by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (Abares) has identified financial and environmental concerns to be the key drivers influencing the adoption of sustainable farming practices in Australia.

Beijing gets tough on lax food safety standards

By RJ Whitehead

The Beijing municipal government will soon introduce a strict law, as well as an accountability system, to ensure food safety in the city. The move follows measures recently taken by Shanghai to blacklist firms that ignore health regulations.