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Farming For Gender Equality | Agroecology in Practice
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Farming For Gender Equality | Agroecology in Practice

Emily Payne

Small-scale farming communities across the world are using agroecology to simultaneously tackle food…

Carbon Farming | Is It Really a Solution?
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Carbon Farming | Is It Really a Solution?

Lauren Lewis

Carbon farming aims to remove carbon from the atmosphere by storing it in plant material and/or the…

Fungi in Sustainable Food Production
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Fungi in Sustainable Food Production

Anne Reshetnyak

Fungi are not just fun to forage and delicious to eat, they can also be useful for food…

Food Forests | Sustainable Agriculture, Nature’s Way
Article The Future

Food Forests | Sustainable Agriculture, Nature’s Way

Lina Dilly

Here’s how food forests could be replacing part of our conventional agriculture to make our…

Desertification: The Vicious Cycle Between Land Degradation and Climate Change
Article The Future

Desertification: The Vicious Cycle Between Land Degradation and Climate Change

Inés Oort Alonso

Although it’s commonly misperceived as a natural expansion of deserts, desertification of once…

Participatory Food Cooperatives
Article Human Stories

Participatory Food Cooperatives

Fabienne Ruault

Once a month I change hats. Normally, I’m a project manager working behind a computer. But…

7 Alternative ways to grow food and community
Article The Future

7 Alternative ways to grow food and community

Aran Shaunak

Over the course of generations, farms have become bigger, more industrialised and more efficient,…

Amaranth: A staple of the past and a crop for the future
Article Earth First

Amaranth: A staple of the past and a crop for the future

Claudia Lee

From being offered to the Gods by ancient civilisations to being touted as a future crop that can…

The World Of Hunting on the West Coast of Norway | Interview
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The World Of Hunting on the West Coast of Norway | Interview

Jane Alice Liu

What is the world of hunting like? I sat down with Susanne Tonheim to hear her experience growing up…

How Forgotten Crops Help Combat Climate Change
Article Earth First

How Forgotten Crops Help Combat Climate Change

Luke Cridland

Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, with 18.4% of global greenhouse…

5 Lessons Agriculture Can Learn From Ecology
Article The Future

5 Lessons Agriculture Can Learn From Ecology

Emiliano Guijosa Guadarrama

The agricultural systems that provide us with our food today may seem different from…

Farming The Food Chain | Low Trophic Aquaculture
Article The Future

Farming The Food Chain | Low Trophic Aquaculture

Oliver Fredriksson

If I said ‘seafood’ to you, what springs to mind? Chances are ‘low trophic’…

Improving Farming Practices
Article The Future

Improving Farming Practices

New technologies can offer farmers novel ways to boost the long-term health of their soils. But…

The Power of Pulses | Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
Article The Future

The Power of Pulses | Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

Poverty and food insecurity: the two biggest welfare and development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa by…

Edible Insects | Ask the Expert
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Edible Insects | Ask the Expert

Annabel Slater

High in protein, a source of minerals, and eaten by 2 billion people worldwide, edible insects are…

Regenerative Farming | Ask The Expert
Article Human Stories

Regenerative Farming | Ask The Expert

Luke Cridland

Soil plays a huge part in the life and health of a plant. It provides food, structure, and a home…

5 Ways To Lower Cattle Methane Emissions
Article The Future

5 Ways To Lower Cattle Methane Emissions

Toon Lambrechts

Cows are well on their way to becoming climate criminals alongside cars and aeroplanes. Livestock is…

How Should We Regulate Genome-Edited Crops? | Opinion
Article The Future

How Should We Regulate Genome-Edited Crops? | Opinion

Rebecca Nesbit

Humans have been modifying crop genetics for millennia, but in recent years this practice has…

How to Reduce Methane Emissions | Could Seaweed Animal Feed Be The Answer?
Article The Future

How to Reduce Methane Emissions | Could Seaweed Animal Feed Be The Answer?

Annabel Slater

The average dairy cow quietly burps out 380 pounds of methane a year. While burping is no social…

Does Fairtrade Really Work?
Article Human Stories

Does Fairtrade Really Work?

Jane Alice Liu

The Fairtrade certification system was created to support and empower marginalised small-scale…

Precision Farming: Can it Really Work?
Article The Future

Precision Farming: Can it Really Work?

Annabel Slater

Satellite soil maps, mini-robot sprayers, sensors that let soil speak straight to the farmer. Could…

Seaweed Harvesting in The Netherlands I Ask the Expert
Article Earth First

Seaweed Harvesting in The Netherlands I Ask the Expert

Kim Verhaeghe

Jan Kruijsse harvests seaweed for a living. He sells it to restaurants, fishmongers and food…

Regenerative Agriculture | A Portrait in Greece
Article The Future

Regenerative Agriculture | A Portrait in Greece

Toon Lambrechts

Agriculture and nature have always been at odds with each other. Food production puts an enormous…

Circular Microfarms | What They Can Teach Us
Article The Future

Circular Microfarms | What They Can Teach Us

Annabel Slater

Many modern-day farms are huge, covering tens, hundreds or even thousands of acres. But can a…

Cleaning The Seas with Mussel and Oyster Farms
Article The Future

Cleaning The Seas with Mussel and Oyster Farms

Aran Shaunak

Some mussel and oyster farms work in a way that produces food, minimises environmental damage and…

Microalgae | 4 Interesting Ways To Eat Algae
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Microalgae | 4 Interesting Ways To Eat Algae

Melissa Vanderheyden

They contain more proteins than steak, and more iron than spinach. They also grow in salt water,…

Mushroom Farming & Processing | Ask The Expert
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Mushroom Farming & Processing | Ask The Expert

Madhura Rao,Jan Klerken

We’ve been growing and eating mushrooms for thousands of years, but how has that changed in…

How Digitalisation Improves Aquaculture Management
Article Human Stories

How Digitalisation Improves Aquaculture Management

Oliver Fredriksson,Natalie Brennan

You’ve probably heard of forecasting in the context of weather, but it can also help modernize…

Farmed Fish | The ASC Certification Label | Buying Sustainable Aquaculture
Article Human Stories

Farmed Fish | The ASC Certification Label | Buying Sustainable Aquaculture

Jessica Tengvall

Have you ever spotted a light green ASC label on various seafood products? The ASC label manages…

Keeping Chickens in Schools | How it works
Article The Future

Keeping Chickens in Schools | How it works

Aran Shaunak

Ellie Lock runs the garden at Fielding Primary School in London. It may sound unusual to have…

Agro Robots | Which Robots Actually Work On Farms?
Article Human Stories

Agro Robots | Which Robots Actually Work On Farms?

Annabel Slater

Harvesting fruit and vegetables is repetitive and arduous. The human workforce is dwindling due to…

Blockchain In Agriculture | Digitalising The Food System
Article Earth First

Blockchain In Agriculture | Digitalising The Food System

Luke Cridland

Was this food ethically sourced? Was it made using sustainable practices? How did it get here? These…

How Fig Trees Restore Forests and Biodiversity
Article Earth First

How Fig Trees Restore Forests and Biodiversity

Molly Melvin

Widespread reforestation efforts have been hailed as a sure way to mitigate climate change, curtail…

Banana Plantations | 3 Sustainable Practices
Article Earth First

Banana Plantations | 3 Sustainable Practices

Jane Alice Liu

Many banana plantations are known for their high water consumption and intensive use of chemical…

Will Agricultural Robots Replace Human Agricultural Labour? | Opinion
Article Human Stories

Will Agricultural Robots Replace Human Agricultural Labour? | Opinion

Jane Alice Liu

They might not be the kind you’d find in sci-fi fantasy books and movies, but believe it or…

What It’s Like Raising Chickens In Your Backyard
Article The Future

What It’s Like Raising Chickens In Your Backyard

Aran Shaunak,Shane Joshua

A few years ago, Shane Joshua started raising chickens in his backyard He’s had a flock of…

Raising Chickens In The City | Ask the Expert
Article Human Stories

Raising Chickens In The City | Ask the Expert

Aran Shaunak,Sara Ward

Ever thought about raising chickens in the city or another urban setting? As the founder of Hen…

How Plants Are Grown In Space | Space Food Technology
Article The Future

How Plants Are Grown In Space | Space Food Technology

Keeren Flora

In order to travel into deep space, such as a mission to Mars, astronauts must be able to grow their…

Alexa, How Should We Farm?
Article The Future

Alexa, How Should We Farm?

Annabel Slater

At a tech expo this year, Microsoft claimed to know me better than I knew myself. Artificial…

Urban Farming | Grow Your Own Food
Article The Future

Urban Farming | Grow Your Own Food

Kelly Oakes

When we think of farming, we imagine rural landscapes with huge fields extending as far as the eye…

Permaculture in Svalbard | Ethical Arctic Farming
Article The Future

Permaculture in Svalbard | Ethical Arctic Farming

Jane Alice Liu,Benjamin L. Vidmar

As the northern-most town in the world, Longyearbyen is the home to a little over 2000 inhabitants.…

Insect Farming | How Insects Help Reduce Food Waste
Article Earth First

Insect Farming | How Insects Help Reduce Food Waste

Jane Alice Liu,Miha Pipan

You might have recently heard that our insect population is plummeting with a 40% decline in…

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