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This week’s figures include some worrying findings in relation to responsible use of AI and further research into the environmental benefits of following sustainable diets. There is good news for green jobs and a new study that begged the question:…

This week’s trawl through the ‘data sphere’ features a jump in the area of land farmed organically in Scotland, cost pressures ravaging the hospitality sector, and funding boosts for both electric vehicle purchases and food safety research.

This week’s figures include an eye-watering one on algae production, a valuable one for Nestlé, a cracking one for vegans, and an encouraging one for the organic sector. 1.4%. In Scotland, the fully organic land area was 105,000 hectares in…

This week’s stats include inflation, pesticides, food fraud and funding for Scottish SMEs to develop healthier foods. 720,000 tonnes. Use of pesticides and herbicides in Brazil, producer and exporter of coffee and sugar, citrus fruits and grains, is growing quickly.…

This week’s standout figures include: the large group of petrochemical lobbyists attending next week’s crucial talks on a global plastic treaty; a new 1,000-acre biodiversity highway being driven by a supermarket; the agriculture and food firms that are closing; and…

This week’s standout stats feature the level of food wasted in UK households, current recycling rates across the four home nations, a predicted hike in consumer spending on food shopping, and key industry drivers of net-zero action. 6 million. The…

This week’s need-to-know nuggets include data on the risk from eating too much processed meat, arrests linked to recent cyber attacks, public demand for action on deforestation, and discrepancies in funding for free school meals across the UK. 11%. The…

In a special edition of Datapoint dispatched from this week’s Groundswell festival we detail some of the eye-catching facts and figures being shared within the white tents of Lannock Farm, spanning local sourcing, short supply chains, carcase weight and fertiliser…

This week’s standout figures include problems for low- and no- alcohol options, but good news for reuse in the UK. CIWF presents some startling animal welfare data while carbon credit projects look to bring higher prices for robust schemes. 30%.…