ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mobile phone apps that point shoppers to discounted groceries, codes on chicken and cheese that display their origin, and water dispensers and degradable packaging that slash plastic use. These are just some of the steps European supermarkets are taking to attract customers increasingly concerned about the environmental cost of farming, food waste and everyday products. “We are witnessing a bit of a seismic change in attitudes in consumers who are...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia’s capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams. Nearly 40 Ethiopians - a third of them women - sift, roast and package prized Arabica beans for export to Europe under the Moyee brand, founded by a Dutch social entrepreneur. The roastery, together with the innovative use of blockchain technology to ensure the supply chain is transparent, represents an attempt to...

ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia’s capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams. Nearly 40 Ethiopians - a third of them women - sift, roast and package prized Arabica beans for export to Europe under the Moyee brand, founded by a Dutch social entrepreneur. The roastery, together with the innovative use of blockchain technology to ensure the supply chain is transparent, represents an attempt to keep as...