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Sustainable Food Production and Conservation Could Reverse Terrestrial Biodiversity Loss

Preserving terrestrial biodiversity requires more ambitious land-conservation targets to be established and met. At the same time, "bending the curve" on biodiversity loss needs more efficient food production, and healthier and less wasteful consumption and trade.

18 Sep 2020

Preharvest Treatment Could Make Tomatoes Safer to Eat

When vegetable farmers harvest crops, they often rely on postharvest washing to reduce any foodborne pathogens, but a new University of Georgia study shows promise in reducing these pathogens - as well as lowering labor costs-- by applying sanitizers to produce while it is still in the fields.

9 Sep 2020

Reduced Consumption of Animal-Sourced Foods can Help Mitigate Climate Change

Nuts, beans, and lentils are examples of plant protein foods that can offer essential nutrients by using only a small portion of the land needed to produce dairy and meat.

8 Sep 2020

Common Insecticides Affect Food Webs and Contaminate the Environment

In light of emerging evidence showing how a commonly used class of insecticides can spread through the environment to pollinators, predators and other insects they are not intended to kill, researchers are warning about the potential for widespread environmental contamination.

3 Sep 2020

Reduction in Public Plant Breeding Programs Affects Food Security

The majority of today's plant-based food is a product of plant breeding.

21 Aug 2020

New Genetic Approach Will Help Improve Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Soybeans

One of the top four crops grown worldwide, soybean has been an integral part of Chinese agriculture for a long time, having been domesticated more than 6000 years ago.

21 Aug 2020

Researchers Outline Strategies for Sustainable Aquaculture

Humans’ appetite for seafood is increasing with the rising population and the growing trends of a better standard of living across the world.

4 Aug 2020

Researchers Propose New Ways to Address Emerging Threats to Global Food Security

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced nations worldwide to implement unprecedented social measures to stem the rapid spread of the virus.

3 Aug 2020

Study Highlights Impact of COVID-19 on Food Systems, Global Economy

COVID-19 has led to a global economic slowdown that is affecting all four pillars of food security - availability, access, utilization, and stability - according to a new article from researchers at the International Food Policy Research Institute, published in the journal Science.

31 Jul 2020

MIT Launches New Initiative to Solve Problems of Global Poverty, Climate Change

With a founding $25 million gift from King Philanthropies, MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab is launching a new initiative to solve problems at the nexus of climate change and global poverty.

30 Jul 2020