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A plant-based recovery? The Vegetarian Butcher's Hugo Verkuil on shifting diets during a pandemic

Business Green

As burger wars wage in Brussels over whether plant-based products can deploy terminology traditionally used for meat and dairy, some of the world's most prolific meat producers have been gobbling up small plant-based start-ups in order to launch their own low carbon meat lines. This year there has been quite a big shift," Verkuil says. "On

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

The group joined others in criticizing the Farm to Fork strategy, claiming that the policy would negatively impact farmers’ livelihoods and trade. A spokesperson from Fertilizers Europe said “transition to green and low-carbon production cannot be done overnight and will take more than 5-7 years.