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How the Iran war could create a ‘fertiliser shock’ – an often ignored global risk to food prices and farming
Most shipping companies have suspended journeys through the strait of Hormuz Nima Shokri, United Nations University and…
How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
Farmers during harvest season in Batad, Ifugao, Philippines. Paul Connor and the Ifugao Archaeological Project, CC BY Stephen…
These tiny worm-like creatures in the soil can destroy pests but they can also kill crops – an expert’s guide to nematodes
PeopleImages/Getty Images Antoinette Paula Malan, Stellenbosch University Whether you’re a gardener growing food for your household, a small…
How Urban Farming Tech Is Shaping The Future Of Food
As agriculture goes urban, it brings along technologies which may alter the future of food. Urban farming is…
Our Lifestyles Are Making Us Sick: How Food-Is-Medicine Can Help
The concept of “Food is Medicine” (FIM) dates back to antiquity, with the writings of Hippocrates emphasizing the…
Farmers In India Are Using AI For Agriculture – Here’s How They Could Inspire The World
Krishna, a smallholding farmer, diligently cultivates his half-hectare plot in Telangana, India, every day. For this, he earns…
Farming Leaders On How To Scale-Up Adoption Of Sustainable Agriculture Practices
We need to move towards sustainable agriculture practices. We have a leadership imperative and a responsibility to build…
Climate Change And The Impact On Agriculture
We would like to thank our generous sponsors for making this article possible. How is climate change and…
Watch Out For These Leading Present And Emerging Technologies, Not Just A.I.
Here some of the leading emerging technologies. Note that new developments might have taken place since then. However,…
The World Bank used to cause untold harm – but 30 years ago it started reforming. What went right
Development projects can have profound impacts on their societies. There are many benefits that flow from building new…
Why is biosecurity important in agriculture?
The events of the coronavirus pandemic have proven just how important biosecurity is on a global scale. While…
Blockchain can help us beat climate change. Here’s how
Smart contracts running on blockchains can unlock new ways to fight climate change and to cope with its…
How Do Cattle Ranchers Keep Track Of Everything?
The average US cattle ranch is almost 450 acres in size and has around 300 head of cattle…
How A Tiny Country Like Netherlands Feeds The World
Despite its size, the Netherlands is a top agricultural exporter. How’s this possible? The agricultural intensification of the…
The Rise And Significance Of Urban Agriculture
The term ‘agriculture’ might evoke thoughts of a rural landscape. You might think of rolling fields and farmland.…
Food Systems Aren’t Meeting Global Needs. Consumers And Farmers Can Change It Together
Global food systems are not meeting all the needs of people and planet. Currently, more than two billion people…
Why Sustainable Food Systems Are Needed In A Post-COVID World
Food systems are essential to economic activity because they provide the energy that we need to live and…
How Can Urban Farming Feed The World?
The infusion of data, automation, and agriculture may be the solution to global food security. By the year…
Sustainable Consumption Is More Than Just Eating Local, It Is A Matter Of Diet Change
Eating local is a piece of common advice to consumers in order for them to help in the…
What Is The Future Of Food?
The demand for food will require an increase of the global food production of at least 70 percent…
The Paralyzing Link Between Climate Change And Land Use
A recently released International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report reveals that an estimate of 23% of…
Redefining Agriculture With IoT-Based Monitoring
Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of objects which can directly exchange data with one another without…
Urban Farming Produces More Than Food: Social Networks Are A Key Spinoff
Urban agriculture, the cultivation of crops and animals in an urban environment, is known to increase access to…
Three Ways Cities Can Help Feed The World, Without Costing The Earth
Climate change is underway, and human activities such as urbanisation, industrialisation and food production are key contributors. Food…
World Hunger Has Risen For Three Straight Years, And Climate Change Is A Cause
World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual food security report.…
Rooftop Farming: Why Vertical Gardening Is Blooming In Kampala
Ugandans are finding creative solutions to the growing challenges of urbanisation. When Martin Agaba realised his urban farm…
Empty Half The Earth Of Its Humans. It’s The Only Way To Save The Planet
There are now twice as many people as 50 years ago. But, as EO Wilson has argued, they…
Norway Will Spend $13 Million To Upgrade Its Doomsday Seed Vault
Norway will spend 100 million Norwegian Crowns ($12.7 million) to upgrade the doomsday seed vault it built 10 years ago. The…
Why Urban Farms Still Need Their Wild Side
The beginning of agriculture changed human history and has fascinated scholars for centuries. Yet it’s hard to study because it…
When Cheap Housing Becomes A Cause For Crisis In The US
This is a problem that transcends the rural-urban divide. The affordable housing crisis has spared no county—rural or…
How The World’s First Cities Got Started
A 12,000-year-old “Stonehenge on steroids” transformed nomadic humans into members of complex societies. When the late German archaeologist…
How Urban Farming Helps City Folk Get Back To Their Roots
Along with fresh fruit and vegetables, city farms are providing communities with jobs, start-up programs, knowledge and social…
The Top 5 US States Who Gives A Damn About Our Planet
Across the nation, Americans are going green – and they’re heading online for more information. Even their search…
Why These 10 Cities Are Best For Growing Food
Homes in these cities have the most gardens, greenhouses and chicken coops. With continued awareness around GMOs, pesticides,…
America’s Top 10 Secret Wine Regions
We all know Napa Valley and Sonoma, but these are places you’d never suspect to find a glass…
In Singapore, Coffee Waste Disaster Turned Good Common Sense
Sustainability is a big word to reckon with. The impact of human greed and insatiable mining of this…
Africa: Grow Your Lands, Grow Prosperity
The recovery and acceleration of economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa since about 1995 has been widely recognised. But…
Aussie’s 2016 Election Has Different Tone & Priority Than USA’s
Rural and regional Australia is a big place. That’s obvious enough. Still, it’s easy to forget that the…
The Desert Of Despair As Nurtured By Inspired Guerrilla Gardening
Ron Finley, who has long lived in the food deserts of South Central Los Angeles, got so tired…
Can Australia’s Climate Change Mission Be Saved With Farming?
Australia’s agricultural lands help to feed about 60 million people worldwide, and also support tens of thousands of farmers…
Wow! Crops Can Surely Grow On Moon & Mars!
When and if colonists ever arrive on Mars, they’re going to need something to eat … on a…
Why Farming Should Return Back To (Pre)school
A group of architects proposed a new design to help raise environmentally responsible kids. Under the distant gaze…
Good Thing Farms Are So Feminine! Atta Girl!
Back in February, like millions of Americans, Marji Guyler-Alaniz swelled with emotion in the aftermath of the two-minute,…
Urban Farms : The New Frontier For Female Farmers
Vanessa Hanel is a twenty-nine year old female farmer living in the heart of grain-and-cattle country in Calgary,…
Fresh Food On-the-Go: Introducing Bus-Stop Farmers Markets
Farmers markets and upscale food boutiques abound in the bourgeoisie neighborhoods of North America today. At the very…
Grow Your Own : Making Australian Cities More Food-Secure
Food security has typically been framed as an issue of global concern, concentrated within developing countries. The UN…
Food Waste Is A Shame! A Huge Shame! Good Thing We Have These 12.
We all heard our mothers say it when we were young, “Don’t waste your food,” or perhaps, “Take…
Vast Rooftop Project For A Little Idea In Greening Gotham
A 60,000-square-foot rooftop greenhouse that will produce more than 500 tons of fresh vegetables a year finally opened this…
Cities Must Help Produce More Food
If the world is going to feed its growing and increasingly urban population in the face of climate…
Why Do We Keep Ignoring That Which Feeds Us?
By embracing the latest advances in connectivity, farms are reaping big benefits. What’s needed more than ever is…