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Food rationing ‘genius’ gets blue plaque
The BBC says a "scientific genius" whose work shaped Britain's World War Two food rationing is being honoured with a...
Farm technology could cut 70 per cent of crop emissions
Anthropocene reports that adopting a suite of novel farming technologies, such as nitrogen-efficient plant breeds, and electrified farm vehicles, could...
Livestock’s nutrient-dense food addresses undernourishment
Insufficient access to livestock or animal-source foods is a major factor behind high rates of malnutrition that persist in many...
How farmers and scientists are engineering your food
According to the BBC, "Flavour is a re-emerging trend, without a doubt," says Franco Fubini, founder of fruit and vegetable...
Australia’s ‘blackbirding’ past and its roots in the global slave trade
There are moves afoot to scrub colonial businessman Benjamin Boyd’s name from the map. The owners of historic Boydtown on...
Food systems offer huge opportunities to cut emissions
A new global analysis says greenhouse gas emissions from food systems have long been systematically underestimated. It points to major opportunities...
Student project has goat potential
Three Rural Business Management students in Aberdeen have won a Group Business Planning competition with their proposal for a goat...
Yuan Longping died on May 22nd
The Economist says that he was wandering in a ricefield of dreams. The plants were tall as sorghum, taller than...
UK food insecurity quadrupled since 2018
Around 8.4 million Britons struggle to get enough to eat, according to the latest figures from the UN, which puts...
Conservationist Jane Goodall wins Templeton Prize
AP reports that Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her expertise on chimpanzees and her globe-spanning advocacy of environmental causes,...
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