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Future of Food
5 ways we can reduce food emissions to keep global temperatures down
Hannah Ritchie discusses the options to reduce food emissions, including a shift to more plant-based diets, less food waste and improvements in crop yields.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Food2020
Future of Food
2021 World Food Prize winner highlights the importance of ‘aquatic superfoods’
The World Food Prize Foundation's 2021 laureate is Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, a researcher highlighting the importance of fish in sustainable diets.
Future of Food
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
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...
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
How cultivated meat is set to change consumer habits
Avant Meats, a food lab in Hong Kong, is producing cultivated fish fillets in response to consumer demands for more sustainable products.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Chemical breakthrough shows how to grow crops in increasingly difficult conditions
Research has discovered that if plants do not sense the hormone ethylene, they will continue to grow down, reaching nutrient-rich soil and improving yield.
Food2020
Food got more expensive in 2020. This chart shows how
Global food prices in December were the highest for any month in the last six years, according to the FAO Food Price Index.
Africa
Fresh waves of locusts threaten to decimate farms across eastern Africa
From January to August, massive desert locust swarms swept across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, ravaging crops and decimating pasture in the worst outbreak in decades.
Food2020
The world is facing an unprecedented hunger crisis. Here's why
COVID-19 could double the number of people experiencing food insecurity globally thanks to rising food prices, unemployment and strain on food programmes
Food2020
5 reasons we need to start nurturing – and eating – weeds
Plants we consider to be weeds may soon be feeding our growing global population – and helping to combat climate change. Here’s how.
Future of Food
Sabrina Dhowre Elba: How supporting smallholder farmers can end global hunger
Model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba is calling on governments to increase funding for the world’s smallholder farmers, whose lives depend on the food they produce.
Food2020
What do we mean by a balanced diet?
A healthy diet can reduce the risks of some cancers, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. However, many people don't know what it means to eat a healthy, balanced diet.
Food2020
Why cooking at home during COVID-19 lockdown is reducing food waste
According to research by environmental group WRAP, food waste in Britain fell significantly in the early phase of the lockdown in April.
COVID-19
Could frozen food transmit COVID-19? Here's what we know
Whilst the risk remains low of COVID-19 transmission through foods, food producers and consumers should be vigilant when handling, cooking and eating.
Food2020
Why accelerating ecosystem restoration in the Sahel must be a priority this decade
It's critical to sustainable development, benefitting the region's population and creating new markets for climate- and nature-positive regenerative businesses.