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A new analysis suggests that the increasing average body size of people on Earth, in addition to the growing world population may further challenge attempts to reduce man-made carbon dioxide emissions, according to a...
New research shows that climate change has already affected production of the world’s top 10 crops – barley, cassava, maize, oil palm, rapeseed, rice, sorghum, soybean, sugarcane and wheat. And some regions and countries...
The first ever ‘planetary’ health diet is designed to avoid potentially catastrophic damage to the planet. It calls for major reductions in red meat and sugar consumption. If the world is to feed a...
91 per cent of people fail to recognize that how we eat, produce and waste food is the single biggest threat to our planet, warns WWF in new research. The food system consumes natural...
German scientists have succeeded in growing fruits and vegetables in the Antarctic in a closed greenhouse. Their success could address the challenges of global food production. Barbara Barkhausen reports from Sydney. Fruits and vegetables...
Bioplastics are not yet the silver bullet to our society’s plastic problem. In addition to problems related to pollution and biodegradability, the land required to produce them competes with food production, according to a...
An agrophotovoltaics plant has been inaugurated near Lake Constance in Germany. The facility uses solar energy to produce both electricity and food crops, including staples like potatoes and wheat. Germany has experienced rapid growth...
Farmers could produce more food with the same amount of water by optimising rain use and irrigation, according a new study. The findings could substantially reduce hunger in the face of population growth and...
GreenWave has won this year’s USD 100,000 Fuller Challenge for its multi-species 3D ocean farms. Its aim is to restore ocean ecosystems, create jobs for fishermen and grow crops that can produce food, fertilisers,...
A UK-US taskforce warned on Friday that global food shortages could be up to three times more likely as a result of climate change. Poorer countries will be hit the worst. Food production shocks...
A report prepared by climate scientists at the University of Melbourne shows that climate change will cause tasteless carrots, bad pizza dough, poor quality steak and a shortage of fruits and nuts. Appetite for...
A new study shows that removing trees not only spews carbon into the atmosphere, but also causes major shifts in rainfall and increases temperatures around the world. This double whammy to the climate could...
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports that global food prices have declined largely as a result of a drop in cereal and vegetable oil prices. But conflicts and adverse weather continue to...
