Biodiversity
Chinese rice farming trials cut methane emissions
Xia Zhijian Techniques that use less water, produce more rice and emit less methane are gaining traction in China In a mountain village in […]
Tag: farming
COVID-19
Impacts of COVID-19: Food Security under threat in Indonesia
Kurnia Dwi Agustina Studies coming out on the impact of COVID-19 point that food security is under an immense threat and farmers are on […]
Sustainable Business
We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser–it could make farming more sustainable
Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås, and Jenna Senecal The idea behind it is rather simple. Fresh urine is collected from urinals or specially designed toilets […]
Sustainable Business
The surprising link between our consumer habits and deadly diseases ranging from malaria to the novel coronavirus
Anita Makri From age-old malaria to COVID-19, markets influence systems that drive pandemic risk. Here’s what we can do about it. Rebecca Wong knows […]
Climate
This Turkish chef is fighting climate change with the help of Syrian refugees
Jennifer Hattam By tapping traditional knowledge, Ebru Baybara Demir is helping make farming in southeastern Turkey more resilient to climate change. November 22, 2019 […]
Biodiversity
In Mexico, Indigenous recipes are improving backyard farming
Larissa Hotra A new cookbook reignites pride in tradition, native seeds and sense of place This article was contributed by Rare in celebration of World Food Day […]
Data & Reports
The world is off-track on food and agriculture SDG Goals
In the first report of its kind, FAO analysed, in a visual way, major global trends and data from up to 234 countries and […]
Data & Reports
Change diets and food production to save people and planet, says Lancet
The first challenge is that global levels of both hunger and obesity are growing. The second challenge is that the world’s food systems are unsustainable.
Food
Egyptian innovators design truck to tackle wheat losses
Hazem Badr A truck designed locally to put an end to wheat losses during transport from fields to storage silos is set for testing […]
Energy
Charcoal rot: a threat to staple food crops in South Africa
Estiene Jordaan and Jacquie van der Waals Charcoal rot is caused by a fungus that invades various agricultural crops and gives them a charred appearance. […]
Sustainable Business
This Man Turned an Opium Field into a Sustainable Coffee Farm in Thailand
Todd Reubold Somsak Sriphumthong is on a caffeine-fueled mission. After years living and working abroad, the organic farmer and community leader returned to his […]
Corruption
Syria’s wheat shortage deepens
Hazem Badr Syria’s ongoing wheat harvest is not large enough to feed people living in areas controlled by the government, researchers have warned. According […]
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