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Archive for the ‘Water and fertilisers’ Category
PepsiCo introduce i-crop
A sustainable water protocol for managing embedded water in their products. It pays particular attention to potatoes for Walkers crisps. It will be the first of many protocols affecting growers. Should there be an Assured Produce protocol for water ? (and carbon ? )
http://www.pepsico.co.uk/news-and-comment/pepsico-uks-first-sustainable-farming-report-published
IGD publish water usage guide for industry
IGD publish water usage guide for industry but with impact on growers involved in the primary production
http://www.igd.com/index.asp?id=1&fid=5&sid=23&tid=0&folid=0&cid=1676
Royal Agric Soc publishes a report on water for agriculture in UK
Written by Reading University for them. It mentions Horticulture because we use 60% plus