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If small-scale farmers can’t afford to grow certified seeds – or can’t find them – food shortages would follow.
The herbicide revolution reduces the availability of edible weeds, which may undermine food and nutrition security.
A new study finds that by 2030, less than one-third of the world’s major crop harvests will go directly to feed people.
Food security is crucial to disease prevention and management, so prescribing healthy foods and reducing barriers to better diets makes sense. But food prescriptions should not be immune to scrutiny.
If the world overshoots its climate targets, drought could cause dryland areas to expand by a quarter and encompass half the Earth’s land area, threatening lives and livelihoods.
Stricter measures had major impacts on farmers’ livelihoods and food security.
In the face of rising food prices in Nigeria, many salary earners have had to change the quality of foodstuff they buy or opt for cheaper alternatives.
Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing hunger in dozens of vulnerable countries.
Under certain conditions, climate can amplify security risks, with implications for lasting peace.
South Africa needs a more holistic approach to farming systems.
Environmental catastrophe, war, a worldwide pandemic. What does this mean for feeding the world today and in the future?
Crisis is a given for resource-poor households globally, but — in the absence of supportive policies — so are these careful strategies of self-provisioning and mutual aid.
Grocers must find a way to add value and affordability for consumers.
Rising food prices points to famine later this year in Ukraine and elsewhere – here’s what we can learn from the past.
Artificial intelligence is at the forefront of the fourth agricultural revolution. Here are some of the risks we need to be aware of when it comes to agricultural AI – and how to lessen them.
Ultra-processed foods that contributed the most dietary energy for Aussies included ready-made meals, fast food, pastries, buns, cakes, breakfast cereals, fruit drinks, iced tea and confectionery.
Viewed from Cairo, the war in Ukraine poses an existential threat to something Egyptians can’t do without: abundant, cheap bread.
Groundwater has the potential to support broad economic, humanitarian and social development in sub-Saharan Africa, as it has in other regions globally.
The shock waves from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine rippling through world energy, food and trade supply lines are profound, but not big enough to split the global economy
Top contributors
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Senior Lecturer in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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PhD, Political Economy, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Researcher in sustainable food systems, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Food Policy, City, University of London
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Senior Lecturer in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor in the Dept. of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
