Dr Vandana Shiva argues that agroecology holds the key to solving the climate and ecological crisis in a just and equitable way.
… Rewilding food, rewilding farming Dr Vandana Shiva | 24th January 2020 News Thought Leaders Food And Farming George Monbiot Vandana Shiva … George Monbiot’s recent column, “ Lab-grown food will soon destroy farming – and save the …
Environmental Audit Committee says the government should promote healthier and more sustainable diets including a reduction of meat and dairy consumption.
… Food security threatened by failure to act on … a reduction of meat and dairy consumption. Food supplies could be at risk as a result of … by the Environmental Audit Committee said. Food security And people in cities should have …
Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be needed to feed a population expected to reach nine billion by 2050, warns Stockholm International Water Institute
… Food shortages could force world into … Water Scarcity Vegetarianism Overpopulation Food Shortage John Vidal Stockholm International Water Institute SIWI Food And Farming Water Scarcity Drought … drought.jpg Water scarcity's effect on food production means radical steps will be …
Clearer thinking can help us steer a path towards sustainability.
… Why do environmentalists disagree about food? William Gildea | 26th March 2019 News Thought Leaders Climate Change Food And Farming Agriculture Flexitarianism … Environmentalists disagree. Especially about food sustainability. Why? This situation is …
Scientists describe how to feed a population of 10 billion people by 2050 while keeping the planet and ourselves healthy.
… Food in the Anthropocene Arthur Wyns | 18th January 2019 News Diets Food And Farming Climate Change Health Thought … us now eat more unhealthy than ever. Global food production remains the largest pressure …
How our farmers and food production need to adapt is at the forefront of the climate change discussion.
… Climate change impacts on food production Emily Folk | 15th November 2019 News Climate Change Food And Farming Extreme Weather Science & Systems farmer.jpg How our farmers and food production need to adapt is at the …
Global food production may need to double over the next century to feed a growing world population, writes Tim Radford - just as yields crops in major crop-growing areas fall due to higher temperatures. But there is another way: to build sustainability into our food production and consumption.
… Climate food crunch demands sustainable food system Tim Radford | 27th September 2016 News Food Farming Climate Change Population …
Today, while hunger stunts the lives of hundreds of millions of people, grassroots movements in Kenya and Brazil are winning the war on want. Frances Moore Lappé investigates
… Food: the scarcity myth Frances Moore-Lappe | 20th March 2001 News Food Shortages Food Consumption Habits Scarcity Famine …
Hunger impacts millions of people each year and the number of people facing hunger could see a sharp increase in coming years.
… on the links between climate change and food security suggests this crisis may soon … are doing more damage than usual to global food production systems. Disasters As a … almost every aspect of agriculture and food distribution. More intense floods and …
A dog food based on insects instead of meat is being launched in over 150 pet stores and online - aiming to reduce the carbon pawprint of man’s best friend.
… Sustainable pet food – are insects the answer? Catherine Early | 10th January 2019 News Food Insects Climate Change Methane Dog insect_dog_food.png A dog food based on insects instead …
Meeting global targets to end hunger by 2030 could be challenging given a recent increase in food insecurity exacerbated by conflict and environmental degradation. CATHERINE EARLY reports.
… Catherine Early | 10th October 2017 News Food Hunger Climate Change Un Earley Security … be challenging given a recent increase in food insecurity exacerbated by conflict and … according to three major reports. Record food production and falling prices had …
We can no longer delay the radical changes to our food system - it's high time we take action.
… We must transform our food system Sabrina Ahmed | 21st November 2019 News Food And Farming Climate Change Plant-based … no longer delay the radical changes to our food system - it's high time we take action. …
Can organic farming feed the world? Ed Hamer and Mark Anslow say yes, but we must farm and eat differently
… Can Organics Save The World Gm Farming Food Farming Pests And Pesticides … Biotechnology Diversity Factory Farming Food Security Organics Agribusiness Organics … our diet with homegrown vegetables, save our food scraps as livestock feed and reform the …
Lord Krebs, self-appointed spokesman for industrial agriculture, used the Oxford Farming Conference to attack organic systems for causing more climate change - a claim as demonstrably false as it is ludicrous, writes Peter Melchett. But across the city, the upstart 'real farming' conference was showing the way to a cleaner, greener and healthier future.
… Peter Melchett | 8th January 2015 News Food Farming GMOs Health Climate Change … demoted from the "future for all farming and food" that was heralded in the 1990s. Under … the English Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is happy to forget that …
A major new report sets out how the world can meet growing demands for food, while avoiding deforestation, stabilising the climate and reducing poverty.
… Sustainable food future is possible Catherine Early | 5th December 2018 News Food Farming Agriculture Climate Change Vegetarianism And Veganism gi_market_food_waste.jpg A major new report sets out how …
Just one degree of global warming could cut wheat yields by 42 million tonnes worldwide, around 6% of the crop, writes Paul Brown - causing devastating shortages of this staple food.
… shortages Paul Brown | 19th January 2015 News Food Farming Climate Change … A 6% fall in the what crop could undermine food security across the world. Photo: Women … causing devastating shortages of this staple food. Climate change threatens dramatic price …
While the Gates Foundation and conservative politicians are bigging up GMOs and agribusiness, writes Colin Todhunter, a quiet revolution has been working its way across Africa. Agroecological farming, constantly adapting to local needs, customs, soils and climates, has been improving nutrition, reducing poverty, combatting climate change, and enriching farmland.
… that the modern industrial urban-centric food and agriculture system is based on. It is … and sustainability and not least in terms of food security and supporting rural economies … farmers, who comprise the backbone of global food production. Nevertheless, promoters of …
BREAKING: Animal Rebellion blockading McDonald’s burger factory, which produces 3 million beef patties per day.
… Change Activism Animal Rebellion Veganism Food And Farming Editor’s Picks … this right. "We need to radically change our food system and it must start with the meat … changes and move towards a plant-based food system, we will continue to destroy our …
Almost a quarter of the greenhouse gases put out by humans comes from land use.
… experts warn as rising temperatures put food supplies at risk. Global warming will … drought, heatwaves and wildfires and threaten food security, reducing yields, pushing up food prices and disrupting supply chains, a …
Plant fuels can never meet our current and growing energy needs and, as Robin Maynard reports, adopting a ‘carbohydrate economy’ may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future
… Ethanol Diesel Farming Agriculture Biofuel Food Security Agribusiness Bio-fuels … may prove disastrous for our farmers, our food supply and our future Addressing the … rather than being used as human or animal foodstuffs, would be processed into fuel, …
Multiple benefits of organic farming should not be ignored in light of new study.
… Brooker | 21st December 2018 News Organic Food And Farming Riverford Organics Climate … back against a new study that claims organic food has a higher climate impact than its … farming currently uses more land to produce food. The study states that greater land use …
With little hope of a binding deal on climate change at the latest UN summit, campaigners are hoping that Africa's COP will tackle the issue that plagues the continent most: agriculture
… | 4th November 2011 News Investigations Food And Farming Agro-ecology Climate Change … depend on rain-fed agriculture as a primary food source. With scientists predicting an … that climate change poses a growing threat to food security. For this reason, advocates …