Dundee-built tech heads to Dubai for world’s first vertical GigaFarm
Dubai building giant vertical farm to cut imports of food and avoid landfill waste
Tag: food security
Outdated land system puts farmland at risk from clean energy expansion
CPRE says food security is under threat as farmland classification relies on 1940s data
UK farming’s net zero target under threat
The National Farmers' Union has raised concerns about achieving farming’s ‘net zero’ goal…
UK Government urged to halt solar farm expansion
The former head of the National Farmers' Union has called on the government to halt the…
Eden Project heated by geothermal energy for first time since ’80s
The Eden Project in the UK used deep geothermal energy to heat its facilities for the first…
Energy Secretary prioritises food security in solar plans
Energy Security Secretary Claire Coutinho has emphasised the need to protect prime agricultural…
UK warns against solar farms on farmland
The government is cautioning local authorities against approving solar farms on high-quality…
Government urged to pay farmers to restore natural habitats
Branding every kind of land as suitable for food and carbon removal is a recipe for failure, a…
Farmland capable of growing 250k tonnes of vegetables a year wiped out by new builds
Nearly 300,000 homes and large renewable energy projects have been built on prime farmland,…
Scotland announces £200m to boost food security and tackle climate change
It will invest in projects including greenhouse gas reductions in agriculture and livestock
