In May 2020, the European Union launched the ‘Farm to Fork Strategy’ as part of the EU Green Deal. The strategy seeks to build a more sustainable…
Sin maíz no hay país – without maize, there is no country – is a popular slogan from a Mexican…
It might be easy to recognise a chicken from a pigeon, but it’s not that easy when it comes to…
Soil is one of our most valuable resources. In agriculture, soil quality does not only determine…
In many ways, wheat is a symbol of human evolution. A robust ancient grain that has sustained life…
In most European countries, the government protects the economic and social wellbeing of its…
Across India, farmers have been reporting major losses at the hands of recurring climate disasters.…
Small-scale farming communities across the world are using agroecology to simultaneously tackle food…
Antinutrients are found commonly in a range of our foods and can block our body’s ability to…
In 2022 the EU planned to tackle empty ‘green claims’ with new legislation. Here’s how it aims…
Soil is a precious mixture of the living, the never-living, and the dead. It’s a vital resource…
Carbon farming aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere by storing it in plant material and/or the…
With struggling wild populations, salmon hatcheries were a supposed solution to revitalise…
Across India, farmers have been reporting major losses at the hands of recurring climate disasters. But the traditional knowledge, skills, and crop…
In 2022 the EU planned to tackle empty ‘green claims’ with new legislation. Here’s how it aims to improve the transparency of food systems…
With struggling wild populations, salmon hatcheries were a supposed solution to revitalise struggling ecosystems and rebuild wild stocks. But it…
Although it’s commonly misperceived as a natural expansion of deserts, desertification of once fertile land is seen as one of the most pressing…
Did ancient civilisations farm differently from us? Did they struggle with similar issues as we do today? I interviewed Dr Shyama Vermeersch, a…
In November 2020, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change released a report detailing a number of recommendations aimed at the UK government and food…
As an avid advocate for keeping groceries as plastic-free as possible, I have always wondered about…
Humans have been modifying crop genetics for millennia, but in recent years this practice has…
Plant-based milk alternatives are growing increasingly popular across Europe. From soy to oat, many…
A disappointing vote for the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) took away the hope we…
