Indigenous foods such as cowpeas can improve people's nutrition and help them cope with the hunger brought about by the effects of Covid-19 on foreign food imports...
GLOBAL
According to a new report published by IndexBox, coffee yield figures remained robust in 2020 and coffee bean exports increased, despite the disruption to supply chains caused by the coronavirus restrictions...
GLOBAL
Vegetable oils drive FAO's Food Price Index higher in March while cereal quotations dip...
GLOBAL
Easter is the biggest chocolate-buying time of the year. But who's really paying for the cost of that chocolate?
John Dumay and James Guthrie 6 Apr 2021
GLOBAL
Aquaculture is a growing source of healthy protein for millions of people around the world, but there are big differences between farming fish on land and at sea.
Ben Belton, Dave Little and Wenbo Zhang 30 Mar 2021
GLOBAL
According to a new study, biomass plantations for energy production need sustainable water management in order to avoid a substantial increase in water scarcity.
GLOBAL
A new annual event examines root and soil health's importance for food security, livelihoods and climate resilience and marks the launch of a community for root and soil health action...
GLOBAL
The early estimate for 2021's wheat output is positive but 45 countries are in need of external assistance for food...
GLOBAL
EU-banned pesticides could not only threaten wild bees where they eat, but where they sleep too...
Philip Donkersley 3 Mar 2021
SOUTH AFRICA
Inmed Aquaponics Social Enterprise is among the first to receive capital through Mondelez International's new impact investing platform Sustainable Futures...
GLOBAL
PepsiCo and Beyond Meat have teamed up to form The PLANeT Partnership, a joint venture to develop, produce and market snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein...
GLOBAL
Covid-19 is deepening global food insecurity, as the pandemic's economic impact adds to existing challenges...
Jules Siedenburg and John Paul Cauchi 26 Jan 2021
GLOBAL
The total number of ASF outbreaks in progress rose from 7,865 to 7,927, with 4,228 outbreaks in Romania alone, and 1,336 in Vietnam. Of the new outbreaks, 74 were reported in Europe and 40 in Asia. The data is included in a biweekly survey released by the OIE...
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PepsiCo plans to more than double its science-based climate goal, targeting a reduction of absolute greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by more than 40% by 2030...
GLOBAL
Researchers have unearthed a 'biological switch' which could boost crop yield worldwide...
Malcolm Bennett, Bipin Pandey and Sacha Mooney 18 Jan 2021
GLOBAL
Despite their enormous value, mangroves are being removed at an alarming rate. A new tool aims to help communities reverse mangrove loss and tap into conservation programmes and funding.
Trevor Gareth Jones 15 Jan 2021
GLOBAL
Deforestation in Brazil recently reached a 12-year high, prompting France to cut soybean imports from the country...
Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy 4 Jan 2021
GLOBAL
Our research shows we could feed the world sustainably - but conservation will have to become a lot more proactive...
David Williams and Michael Clark 22 Dec 2020
GLOBAL
Between a global pandemic and politically turbulent climate, livestock industries have eagerly looked toward international policies and trade. Now that 2020 has nearly come to an end, specialists in policy, trade and economics can evaluate trends and offer a future outlook, writes Jaclyn Krymowski for Global Ag Media...
Jaclyn Krymowski 11 Dec 2020
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Cultured meat made from animal cells without animal slaughter has been approved for sale for the first time...
Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020
GLOBAL
Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November...