To build on our existing agricultural Greenhouse Gas (GHG), Water and Biodiversity reporting metrics, and thanks to the Sustainable Food Lab with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation, we are delighted to announce that we have just launched our new metrics module for Food Loss and Waste. This is integrated into the GHG assessment, to enable you to capture on farm … Read More
Turning agriculture from climate culprit to carbon sink
Mark Hillsdon reports in his article on Ethical Corporation how the idea of increasing the capacity of soil to absorb CO2 is gaining traction around the world, promoted by organisations including the Food and Land Use Coalition, the 4 per 1000 Initiative, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. As part of it, Daniella Malin, deputy general manager of … Read More
Cool Farm Alliance Annual Conference – Our biggest yet.
On Thursday 28th and Friday 29th March, the Cool Farm Alliance held the 2019 Annual Conference – it was the biggest to date, with 110 attendees over the two days. The conference provided an engaging opportunity for Alliance members, partners and our broader community to collaborate, share ideas and best practices for sustainable agriculture metrics and action. This year’s event was once again … Read More
Cool Farm Alliance Annual Meeting 2019
March 28th & 29th 2019 Robinson College, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK CB3 9AN Dear Guest, This year’s conference will be an opportunity to come together to learn the latest on the Alliance and the Cool Farm Tool, as well as explore the opportunities for collaboration to carry the Alliance and Tool forwards to support your sustainable goals and … Read More
CFA participates in newly established ‘South Asian Nitrogen Hub’
The CFA is pleased to announce its participation in the new South Asian Nitrogen Hub. The UK Government announced in January its commitment to jointly fund this major international research programme to tackle the challenge that nitrogen pollution poses for the environment, food security, human health and the economy in South Asia. The South Asian Nitrogen Hub, a partnership led … Read More