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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. Mijenta grows agave without pesticides or herbicides. These consumption trends matter to the environment.

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Op-ed: Big Ag Touts Its Climate Strengths, While Awash in Fossil Fuels

Civil Eats

From planting to harvest, farm machinery such as tractors and combines burn diesel fuel to churn out the raw materials for our food system. The freight trucks, locomotives, and inland barges that transport bulk harvested commodity crops and livestock significantly add to agriculture’s CO2 emissions.

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Fostering Sustainable Agriculture with AGRIVI FMS: Optimizing Practices for ESG and CSRD Compliance

AGRIVI

As one of Europe’s largest manufacturing sectors, responsible for purchasing approximately 70% of all EU farm produce , the food and beverage industry plays a vital role in driving the shift towards sustainable food systems.

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Meeting ESG Compliance in Food Production with Agtech

AGRIVI

Environmental and social criteria addressing agriculture production value chain This is why corporate strategies of food and beverage companies need to align as soon as possible with the challenges faced by the agricultural sector and the regulatory standards set forth by ESG principles.

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Coffee as we know it is in danger. Can we breed a better cup?

Agritecture Blog

Workers dump harvested coffee cherries into a truck on a farm in Brazil on June 2. Our reliance on just two coffee species to brew the drink we love could threaten the future of this delicious beverage. Our reliance on just two coffee species to brew the drink we love could threaten the future of this delicious beverage.

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Our 2023 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide

Civil Eats

But it wasn’t until he became the beverage director at Farm and Fisherman Tavern in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, that he fully combined his passions for ethnobotany and mixology. Later, he tended bar at a restaurant in Santiago where he used fresh ingredients to create seasonal craft cocktails.

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