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A woman harvests crops in Kenya.  Biotech firms
are piling pressure
on farmers to grow
GMO crops. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Big Agriculture is watching critics, pesticides and GMO food

A new investigation details a covert campaign that companies such as Monsanto, now Bayer, and Syngenta waged against critics who threatened its profit

Animal-friendly: Cells from an animal are taken and kept under the same conditions, 37°C, given nutrients, amino acids and sugars.  The product can be shaped into patties, bacon or fish fillets. Photo: Gregor Rohrig

In 24 months you will be able to buy lab-grown meat

Cultivated meat producers could run into the same legislative hurdles as the manufacturers of plant-based meat alternatives

Heather Van Harte’s Observatory Night Market will no longer be running due to COVID-19 putting her under huge finacial pressure, Cape Town.  (David Harrison)

Covid-19 and the food industry: ‘I had a wobble last week, I was gatvol’

Heather Van Harte, who runs a small catering business, is changing her cooking habits during the lockdown, and has plans to start a food garden

Small-scale farming: A woman sells live chickens at a Polish market place.

In defence of chicken soup

What happens when cultural traditions conflict with the ethical imperative to give up meat?

Pros and cons: Soya beans provide protein but mass production causes deforestation. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)

The good, the bad and the vegan

There’s a global push for people to become vegans, or at least eat less meat, to reduce their carbon footprint

(John McCann/M&G)

‘Game Changers’ review: What’s the beef?

‘The Game Changers’ is a peculiar trip down the path of athletes on a plant-based diet that has got everyone else in a tizzy

Animal lover: Lewis Hamilton previously drew ire on social media when he posted a picture of himself cuddling a lion cub.

Hamilton stirs up social media storm with pro-vegan post

The five time world champion said that the only way to save the planet is to go vegan

10 Vegan-friendly spots to dine  (Photo Archive)

10 Vegan-friendly spots to dine

So you don’t eat anything that has a face? Don’t worry, there are plenty of options available for herbivores these days in the Mother City

World Vegan Day falls on 1 November, and it celebrates veganism and raises awareness for the benefits of a vegan lifestyle.  (Photo Archive)

The vegan tourist

Tours and experiences designed specifically for the ethical and food-specific requirements of the vegan are starting to become a popular trend

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Sadly, vegans can’t save Earth

Reducing the carbon footprint of farming will take more than some individual action

Animal rights activist Kenesias Dambakurima, founder of Voices for African Wildlife, won’t stop campaigning despite being regarded as an oddity by many white people. (David Harrison/M&G)

Vegans, pet lovers, ‘invade’ white spaces

Activists and pet owners of colour get a going-over because of racist views about people’s culture

(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)

Vegan trends put pressure on mainstream marketplace

There is little data on veganism in SA, but Woolworths says its decision to offer these products has to do with ‘a shift in customers’ habits

An influential argument to justify meat eating is that humans are more superior beings to animals based on their cognitive abilities.

Can you rationalise your pound of flesh?

Dr Motsamai Molefe asks why we rationalise consuming animal flesh.