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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Government-run “wellness stores,” modernized irrigation systems, and programs to expand production of beans, rice and white corn are among a slate of policies unveiled Tuesday by Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Recognizing the challenge of climate change on coffee production, and the high carbon footprint of the daily habit, food tech start-ups have hit the lab to produce something that will provide the same sensation — and kick — with less environmental impact.
Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz has multiple hits and Grammy awards from his music career, but he also grows avocados and coffee commercially and has dozens of other fruit trees on his farm in Oceanside, California.
Nestlé is paying Starbucks $7.15 billion for the right to sell the chain’s coffee beans and drinks in groceries and other outlets around the world, a business that Starbucks says generated annual sales of $2 billion.
