A new IPCC report has called for radical changes in food production to avoid catastrophic climate change. Rice-fish farming and mixed crops could help.
An open pit phosphate mine. An upcoming shortage of the mineral will threaten global food security.
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Global phosphate production is set to peak in 2030, around the same time the world’s population will reach nine billion. As a finite resource, a phosphate shortage will effect global food production.
A Kenyan women removes maize from husks.
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There have been some positive strides made in getting smallholders involved in digital agriculture in Africa
Sunflowers and luffa vines — related to cucumber, gourd and squash — are tended by a Community Roots participant and mentor in a Brooklyn school community garden with their instructor (right).
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As climate change alters temperature and rainfall patterns, yields of some crops are increasing while others decline. The net result: less food, especially where it’s most needed.
New technologies are changing agricultural production, but can they help address food insecurity?
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With each industrial revolution, food production and distribution has been revolutionized. With the current Fourth Industrial Revolution, can we address inequalities in food distribution?
Australian wheat growers need to boost yields to stay competitive in the face of climate change. They could do this by sowing earlier, but need new varieties of wheat to help them do it.
City Farm is a working sustainable farm that has operated in Chicago for over 30 years.
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Urban farming can make it easier for city residents to obtain healthy, affordable food. But to raise big yields from small pieces of land, farmers need training and support.
Lusala a local wild yam in Zambia that supplements diets has seen a considerable rise in demand.
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Turkey, pigs in blankets, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, Brussels spouts and cranberries – which are safe and which aren’t?
City fringe agriculture gives farmers unique access to direct markets and provides those living in cities the opportunity to connect with local growers.
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To improve access to locally grown food and help prevent disruptions to supply chains caused by climate change, we need to support farming on the fringes of cities.
Bird’s eye view of an open sea fish farm in, Aegean, Turkey.
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