Turkey is cheaper than ever before.
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Turkey has become easier to produce over the years, making it easier on American wallets – with some environmental benefits as well.
Synthetic biology can help agriculture adapt to a changing world.
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Synthetic biology lets us explore places where evolution has never gone, to help meet humanity’s food needs in a future shaped by climate change.
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To break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition, the government needs to ensure that children have access to sufficient healthy food.
The Yorkshire Dales, England.
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Much of the UK’s farmland is unproductive. It could be put to better use storing carbon, offering recreation and providing wildlife habitat.
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These inspirational food sharing initiatives around the world demonstrate that sustainable food system can – and should – be democratic.
One slice is never enough.
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Pizza might seem like a simple food, but it’s uniquely equipped to excite our brains and thrill our taste buds.
Where has your produce been?
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Take a look at the first high-resolution map of the US food supply chain.
For most of human history, people had access to food either by producing it themselves, or through trade.
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Hunger affects people’s health. It also affects their dignity and their ability to live full and productive lives.
Food didn’t become gendered until the late 19th century.
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In the early 20th century, women’s food started being described as ‘dainty,’ meaning fanciful but not filling.
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Would a ban on snacking on public transport really help combat obesity? An expert in nutrition weighs in.
Soy-based Impossible Whoppers went on sale at Burger King stores across the US in August 2019.
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Americans eat more meat on average than citizens of any other nation, but new survey findings show that plant-based meat products are winning fans across the US.
Animal protein only: Meat producers want to keep the m-word off of alternative meat products.
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Meat producers are lobbying in many states to keep the word ‘meat’ off labels of plant-based products like the Impossible Burger. But this may not clarify shoppers’ choices.
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Shoppers struggle to make sense of food labels – and aren’t always sure what they’re eating.
A small chocolate bar takes 21 litres of water to produce.
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It’s long been known that our diet choices help determine our carbon footprint. But do you know which of your favourite foods are the most water-hungry?
Diet patterns have changed in urban areas.
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It’s essential to consider the food industry’s role when it comes to food environments that offer unhealthy, cheap and enticing options.
This election, one of the top concerns for Canadians is being able to afford groceries, according to a recent poll.
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Canadian politicians on the campaign trail would do well to mention issues of food security. At least 55 per cent of Canadians are worried about how they will continue to pay grocery bills.
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Certain wasps and flies which lay their eggs in specific species such as aphids could be a sustainable form of pest control.
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If you’re hungry for information on how we talk about food, this will put a damper on it.
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A seasonal diet could reconnect people with nature’s rhythms.
A new study says a multicultural marketplace inadvertently turns visible minorities’ cultures into fetishized consumption objects.
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Multicultural market places in big cities like Toronto and Vancouver may seem like an equalizing market force. But the availability of diverse foods says nothing about the equity of ethnic groups.