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Reflections on World Wetland Day on how this precious resource can be used sustainably to reduce rural poverty, improve food security and strengthen livelihood in the face of climate change.
Recycling leftovers from supermarkets does not address the roots of food poverty and removes responsibility from the government.
Coastal indigenous peoples consume nearly four times more seafood per capita than the world average and have strong cultural ties to the sea. Global ocean policies should preserve these connections.
Food, water and climate are complex, interconnected systems that when disrupted can cause severe social and political shocks.
Researchers are developing biological tools that can boost crop yields to feed a growing world population without harming human health or the environment.
Rich countries waste a lot of food. Producers and consumers need to rethink eating habits if this problem is to be solved.
Australia’s wheat harvest has stalled over the past 26 years, and worsening weather is to blame.
Cassava is a key food source in tropical countries, but yields have been flat for decades. New genetic research is identifying many options for boosting production of this valuable staple crop.
Many people are suspicious of GM crops, but new techniques could massively increase food production.
How can we feed a growing world population while protecting the environment? One key strategy is to improve yields on small farms, which produce much of the food in the world’s hungriest countries.
Nearly two-thirds of the billion people suffering food insecurity are themselves farmers. Here’s how some are protecting themselves.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer to global food insecurity except that the West needs to learn to consume, and waste, less.
International law should include an offence of ‘creating a famine’.
Simply calling on people to eat less meat is not very useful. The consumption of meat, after all, is embedded within numerous social and cultural practices. But changing diets can benefit the planet.
Coconut water may be the ‘it’ drink, but its producers face multiple threats.
Australia’s city foodbowls are an important part of the nation’s food supply, but they’re under increasing pressure from growing populations.
Can suburban gardening and poultry-keeping meaningfully contribute to resilient and sustainable food systems? We look to the past to find out.
Urban farms might be trendy, but they won’t replace rural agriculture anytime soon.
Intelligent trade policies can help limit the threats, including food security, that come with an uneven distribution of water resources across the globe.
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
