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Feeding a city from the world’s largest rooftop greenhouse
The largest rooftop greenhouse in Montreal, Canada produces over 11,000kg of food per week and has hired 200 new employees due to pandemic-driven demand.
Future of Food
This start-up recycles CO2 and hydrogen into animal feed
Plastics and the Environment
5 ways fungi could change the world, from cleaning water to breaking down plastics
Funghi has been found to have a number of beneficial properties - from foam packaging to water filtration, and as an active ingredient in antibiotics.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Why more land-based fish farms could improve global food security
Three academics argue that governments, funders and scientists should focus on improving aquaculture on land, to align with the UN SDGs and reduce hunger.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
A new study has found out how we could grow more crops with fewer fertilizers
Researchers have discovered that microbes could benefit agricultural vegetables by providing nutrients, stimulating growth, and suppressing pathogens.
Biodiversity
How otters, urchins and kelp help to gauge the fragility of ecosystems
Otters off California help protect kelp forests by preying on sea urchins - but only healthy ones - showing the delicate balance of species in an ecosystem.
Future of Food
The world’s food waste problem is bigger than we thought - here’s what we can do about it
About 17% of global food production goes to waste – tackling the issue could have significant environmental, social and economic benefits.
Lesotho
How climate change drove food insecurity in the 2007 Lesotho drought
In 2007, a severe drought in Lesotho and South Africa drastically reduced crop yields and increased food prices, creating food insecurity for many people.
Circular Economy
This simple solution will keep fruit fresh for longer - and help avoid food waste
In the fight to reduce the world’s 1.3 billion tonne food waste mountain, one inventor has discovered a way to make fruit last longer – by putting a sticker on it.
Future of Food
Alternative proteins will transform food, mitigate climate change and drive profits. Here's how
Plant-based, microorganism- and animal cell-based alternatives to animal meat, fish, eggs, and dairy are projected to make up at least 11% of global protein consumption in 2035 – with a p...
How to Save the Planet
Why we all need farmers to have access to better seeds
Increased food security will alleviate global hunger, and support progress in health, education, and political stability.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Fortifying cereal grains could tackle malnutrition - here's how
Enriching new cereal varieties with vitamins and minerals provides an opportunity to improve nutrition without changing diets drastically, writes an expert.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
How ‘regenerative farming’ could help reduce the impact of climate change
Regenerative agriculture focuses more on the health of the soil than other farming methods and could help tackle climate change.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Growing food and protecting nature can work together. Here's how
Feeding a growing population while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture is a challenge for policy-makers in the United States and across the globe.
Future of Food
Nature-based Solutions can save the planet, but only if we change our diets too
Implementing NbS is not enough – their success or failure depends on the extent to which the world transitions to more sustainable planet-based diets.