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$150 Million Missions to Boost Australian Agriculture and Food Sectors

Three major new missions from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, will grow Australia’s agriculture and food sectors targeting $20 billion by 2030.

9 Sep 2021

Researchers Discuss Potential Benefits and Drawbacks of a Global Food Panel

The first United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS), scheduled for September, could be as historic to food system transformation as the Rio Earth Summit of 1992 was to climate change.

3 Sep 2021

New Food Freezing Method Improves Quality, Saves Energy, and Reduces Carbon Emissions

Shifting to a new food freezing method could make for safer and better quality frozen foods while saving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to a new study by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of California-Berkeley scientists.

3 Sep 2021

Long-Term Violence Results in the Reversal of Years of Progress on Food Security

For years, it seemed the world was making progress eliminating hunger. Then, starting in 2014, the trend slid back slowly and reversed in many nations;

13 Aug 2021

Chemists Take a Vital Step Towards Greener Food Production

The Haber-Bosch ammonia synthesis process is possibly the most significant (if least familiar) industrial advancement of the 20th century.

2 Aug 2021

New Study can be Used to Benchmark Food Security Projections and Inform Policy Analysis

More than 820 million people in the world don't have enough to eat, while climate change and increasing competition for land and water are further raising concerns about the future balance between food demand and supply.

23 Jul 2021

Countries Could Face an Increased Risk of Malnutrition as Climate Change Threatens Fisheries

Millions of people in countries around the world could face an increased risk of malnutrition as climate change threatens their local fisheries.

21 Jul 2021

Wrap’s Food and Drink Industry Agreement to Halve Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030

With only four months until COP26, the UK has taken a bold step forward in reducing the impact food has on the natural world with a number of ambitious changes to its ground-breaking Courtauld Commitment voluntary agreement.

20 Jul 2021

Farm Marketing Success Hinges on Community Resources with Natural and Cultural Assets

Direct farm marketing efforts, such as farmers markets and roadside stands, are more successful in communities with more nonprofits, social enterprises and creative industries, according to a team including Cornell University researchers, who created a nationwide database of assets to help municipalities craft community-specific development plans.

14 Jul 2021