The future is scary, but there’s also hope on the horizon. Discover the technology, techniques and social and political movements that could help create a healthier and more sustainable future food system.
With agriculture accounting for almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions, the impacts of our food system are an increasing cause for…
Growing a single crop over vast amounts of land has become the norm. But in the face of a…
Take a look inside the seed banks protecting the world’s biodiversity and safeguarding our future.
In May 2020, the European Union launched the ‘Farm to Fork Strategy’ as part of the EU Green…
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…
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…
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…
Lobbying is often considered the sole remit of large companies and firms, but it also has the…
Fungi are not just fun to forage and delicious to eat, they can also be useful for food…
Where food is sold is not decided randomly and there are many factors that go into determining where…
Here’s how food forests could be replacing part of our conventional agriculture to make our…
I don’t need to tell you that we’re in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis. The food…
Have you heard of OI – open innovation? If you think it means openly sharing ideas and…
We’re going organic. But it’s no silver bullet.
Short food supply chains represent a great opportunity to support the shift towards more…
Where has food come from and where is it going? Knowing is crucial to sustaining food supply chains…
What are the biggest problems in our seafood supply chains? What are the driving forces behind these…
Although it’s commonly misperceived as a natural expansion of deserts, desertification of once…
What do prawns, celery, peanuts, soybeans, and wheat share in common? Well, these foods can cause…
Yellow mealworms were the first insect approved for human consumption in the EU. As a ‘novel…
Once a month I change hats. Normally, I’m a project manager working behind a computer. But…
Over the course of generations, farms have become bigger, more industrialised and more efficient,…
From being offered to the Gods by ancient civilisations to being touted as a future crop that can…
Income inequality is on the rise in many parts of the world today. Even in countries that are…
What is the world of hunting like? I sat down with Susanne Tonheim to hear her experience growing up…
Agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to climate change, with 18.4% of global greenhouse…
In November 2020, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change released a report detailing a number of…
Many workers employed onboard offshore fishing vessels have been subjected to unsafe working…
For decades, growing consumer demand and a lack of clear fisheries restrictions contributed to the…
The agricultural systems that provide us with our food today may seem different from…
Lavish, all-you-can-eat spreads are often a key feature of parties, weddings, hotel stays and…
Food can end up as waste before it reaches us for several reasons, whether it’s safety…
Dr Andrea Reid is a citizen of the Nisgaꞌa Nation, an Assistant Professor of Indigenous…
Trust is very personal, and we all define it a little bit differently. Most often, we associate…
Food is an issue that not only affects us all, but that all of us have a role to play in solving.…
As an avid advocate for keeping groceries as plastic-free as possible, I have always wondered about…
If I said ‘seafood’ to you, what springs to mind? Chances are ‘low trophic’…
New technologies can offer farmers novel ways to boost the long-term health of their soils. But…
For many people, bread - in whatever form - is a staple in their diet. Bread comes in all shapes and…
Poverty and food insecurity: the two biggest welfare and development issues in Sub-Saharan Africa by…
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