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Europe’s consumption shifts toward food
Bloomberg reports that Euro-area consumers have dedicated a greater share of spending to food since the start of the pandemic,...
Hollywood dirt: the star-power of soil
A Financial Times feature on healthy soil refers to the new Netflix documentary, Kiss the Ground, released in September, fronted by...
UK doctors and nurses support climate-friendly diets
Climate research should be made accessible to consumers on food labels, say UK health practitioners. In a new report the...
Feeding the world byte by byte
Landscape News reports that digitization is taking too long to reach fields and farms. Feeding the world byte by byte...
Biodiversity lost via $380 billion in food sector finance last year
Banks funding the biodiversity loss connected to food production have been identified in a new report by campaigners Portfolio.earth. The...
UK benefits unsuccessful claimants are going hungry
Around 15% of unsuccessful benefits claimants have gone hungry because they can’t afford food, according to new research from Salford...
Women represent the leadership needed for a well-nourished world
One of the most unsettling things I have read about the impact of Covid-19 – and there are many –...
Smoking and obesity increase risk of severe Covid-19 and sepsis
Researchers have identified genetic evidence to support a causal link between smoking and obesity and an increased risk of severe...
Food insecurity in the US by the numbers
NPR reports that in communities across the United States, the lines at food pantries are stretching longer and longer, and...
You tell us: social movements belong on the same plate
Dr Laura Pereira, Research Fellow at Centre for Food Policy, City University of London, helps us join the dots from...
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