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Agrifood air pollution deaths compare to those from car pollution
Fertilising crops for livestock feed creates dangerous air pollution contributing to 16,000 deaths a year in the United States. A...
Fake or fortune? How viable is cultured meat?
Over 50 cultured meat companies have seen investments surge from $250,000 in 2015 to around $300 million in 2020. In...
Local crop action urged to mitigate new climate change trend
Atmospheric drought, an under-researched crop stress, is reducing yields globally, meaning urgent action is needed to protect food security, according...
Shellfish fit in the future food framework
The Fish Site reports on new analysis published in Frontiers in marine science to analyse the global shellfish industry. As production...
Quick fossil fuel wins in methane reduction to be implemented
A UN report has highlighted the extreme dangers of the greenhouse gas methane, as well as cost-effective measures to reduce...
Lack of regulation and coherence could undermine “eco” labels
Consistency across labelling is needed before consumer power can drive food systems change, say Oxford University researchers. In the first...
Food Systems Summit: “Are foxes being invited into the hen house?”
The upcoming, first ever UN Food Systems Summit is a “huge time-sink” that will promote corporate interests rather than solving...
EU’s used cooking oil demand leads to deforestation
Fake used cooking oil to meet EU demand could be causing deforestation, according to a new report, which calls for...
Breakthrough study assesses water impact of US diets
Is your diet using more water than it should? If you’re in the States and eat a lot of beef,...
Re-formulating ultra-processed foods will not solve the problems
Multinational companies are “shaping” food systems on all levels to drive consumption of ultra-processed foods, and governments must intervene, according...
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