What we eat can not only harm our health, but the health of the planet too. But archaeology and anthropology could help us understand how to make agriculture more sustainable today.

Kelly Reed · The Conversation 15 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

How Big Food is responding to the alternative protein boom

For the first time since the advent of industrial animal agriculture, alternative proteins present a viable path forward to sustainably meet global demand for proteins.

Aarti Ramachandran 13 Aug 2019

Climate Change

Climate change is exacerbating hunger in some of the world's poorest countries. And those most at risk are the least to blame

Food insecurity is the most severe in countries that make the smallest contribution to global warming.

13 Aug 2019

Climate Change

This UK university has taken beef off its menu to fight climate change

Goldsmiths, part of the University of London, has taken beef off its menu to fight climate change. The college said it aims to use clean energy and become carbon neutral by 2025.

Lin Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 13 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Black bears adapt to life near humans by burning the midnight oil

Black bears are one of a number of species adapting to life with humans, and in some cases, benefiting.

Kathy Zeller · The Conversation 09 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

This invention is helping to tackle Africa's food waste problem

The affordable machine helps farmers stop harvests spoiling and burns green briquettes, not charcoal, for heat. Food waste is a big challenge in Africa, with about half of crops lost due ...

John Okot · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 07 Aug 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

NASA worked out how to make food out of thin air - and it could feed billions

The Finnish company, Solar Foods, has designed a high-protein powder made from CO2, water and electricity.

Robby Berman · Big Think 05 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

Eating locally grown food is good for your body and the environment

Farming in a sustainable way has advantages for all ecosystems and organisms, even us. Here's why eating local and seasonal produce is a key part of sustainable agriculture.

Stephanie Osmanski · Green Matters 05 Aug 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

The circular food economy

Dealing with the world’s growing food waste problem has become a serious issue. Could insect larvae form part of the solution?

Johnny Wood 23 Jul 2019

Agriculture, Food and Beverage

From soil loss to crop problems: Why drones are the future of farming

Farming is the latest industry to make use of up and coming technologies: from assessing sustainability to reporting failed equipment.

Alexandra Popescu · GreenBiz 22 Jul 2019

Sustainable Development

How fixing broken food systems can help us meet all the SDGs

Food is a common thread linking all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Addressing issues of food waste and loss, over-nutrition and malnutrition offer a chance for progress.

Martin Koehring 18 Jul 2019