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Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Honeybees are transforming the lives of mangrove farmers in Viet Nam – here’s how
Beekeeping farmers in Viet Nam are earning more and tackling climate change by helping to regrow coastal mangrove forests in a UNDP-backed project.
Future of Food
Researchers have increased these crop yields by 50%, with one simple trick
Adding a gene encoding to both rice and potato plants increased their yield by 50% in field tests, with the plants growing significantly larger with longer roots.
Future of Food
This is the current state of global food prices
Average global food prices are now decreasing, even though they're still 25% more expensive than the 2014 - 2016 average.
Future of Food
Can you eat to save the climate?
From complex labels to opaque sourcing and unclear carbon impact, consumers find it hard to know if their food choices are environmentally sustainable.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
The true cost of food is three times what Americans pay for it
The cost of food and the expense to human health and the environment has been released by the Rockefeller Foundation - the figure sits around $3.2 trillion.
Healthy Futures
How can we make healthy food more affordable for the lowest-income households?
Even before COVID-19, 3 billion people could not afford the cheapest options for a healthy diet, making it impossible to avoid malnutrition or diseases like diabetes.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
World hunger surged in 2020, with 1 in 10 people on Earth undernourished
A UN report shows that those who are hungry grew by 118 million people from 2019 meaning that 10% of the world's population were undernourished in 2020.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
This NASA-inspired technology converts carbon dioxide into food. Here’s how
Tech developed for astronauts in the 1960s is helping an American company transform CO2 into food and bio-based products to help combat climate change.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
6 ways we can take action on malnutrition, according to the UN
Millions of people around the world are still going hungry because of poor food security. On Mandela Day, this is what we can do to improve global nutrition.
Global Health
Taste over health: This is how your brain decides on a snack
A study has shown how our brains process taste information before factoring in health information, influencing our decision to make healthy food choices.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Scientists have designed a new 'coating' to protect seeds from droughts
The materials needed to create the seed coating are already available in the food industry, but more research is needed before this becomes widespread.
Climate Change
What are underwater farms? And how do they work?
Underwater farming could prove a more sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture by growing crops such as strawberries and herbs under the sea.
Future of Health and Healthcare
Researchers say drinking coffee regularly is good for you. This is how
Coffee drinkers were found to be less likely to develop fatty liver disease, liver cancer or die from chronic liver disease, with three to four cups being optimal.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
This is how COVID-19 has affected world hunger
A United Nations report shows that the number of undernourished people rose to around 768 million last year, equivalent to 10% of the world's population.
Future of Food
Why we need to give insects the role they deserve in our food systems
From more sustainable production methods to providing a healthy food source, insects could help feed a growing global population in a climate-friendly way