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Food prices already rose sharply during the pandemic, and they’re only going higher.
A new study finds climate change will make it hard to guarantee the supply of food.
Many see carbon markets as key to channelling billions of dollars into reducing carbon emissions and protecting forests, but they also put the well-being of communities at risk.
The author’s 9-year-old son will likely face about four times as many extreme events in his lifetime as older adults today. A new report explains the impacts already being felt.
Water is central to adapting to climate change, but very few of the strategies put in place to respond to water hazards or ensure its availability have been evaluated.
The recent US ban on avocado imports from Mexico underscores the risks of being so heavily reliant on a product that comes from one region in one country that’s rife with violence and corruption.
An author of the report explains the damaging effects climate change is already having and why adaptation is essential.
Scientists have uncovered Roman farms beneath what was thought to be prehistoric forest in France.
Every agricultural role-player is keeping an eye on the developments in the Black Sea region.
New research finds 74% of land managers who reported releasing a powerful biocontrol release it during the peak rabbit breeding period. This can lead to rabbit populations actually increasing.
Studies suggest that seeds coated with neonicotinoid insecticides may harm nontarget insects, mammals and birds. In response, states are starting to restrict use of these products.
Environmental footprint calculators may promise to help consumers lead a greener life. But they may in fact encourage choices that don’t benefit – or even harm – the environment.
A regulatory approach will place an unnecessary burden on bio-innovators. This will discourage local investment for in-house R&D, as well as projects in the public sector.
The perishable nature of agri-food products makes any delay at the Canada-U.S. border costly to farmers, businesses and consumers.
Southern Africa’s current above-average rainfall is a climate variability signal - a short-term fluctuation in average wet-season conditions.
Hardline positions could narrow the options available to farmers and conservation practitioners in a way that can be harmful to both.
Climate change is throwing plants and pollinators out of sync.
Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.
Kenya should develop market standards that guide the quality of potatoes sold in local markets.
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Chair professor, The University of Queensland
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer in Agricultural Economics, University of Pretoria
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
