Many countries, particularly in the West, have long taken reliable food supplies for granted. But climate change, conflict and population growth are challenging such certainties. How can we ensure food security for everyone in the future? The vertical farm run by Anders Riemann in Copenhagen aims to get the maximum yield from the smallest area... Continue Reading →
The world's farms produce only a handful of varieties of bananas, avocados, coffee and other foods – leaving them more vulnerable to the climate breakdown The climate breakdown is already threatening many of our favorite foods. In Asia, rice fields are being flooded with saltwater; cyclones have wiped out vanilla crops in Madagascar; in Central... Continue Reading →
Our food system isn’t ready for the climate crisis
It's totally about what we eat as opposed to anything else as it is clearly outlined in this chart... Food: emissions from production and the supply chain Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents (CO₂e) per kilogram of food. . Chart & Source...
EXCELLENT CHART | Food: Emissions from Production and the Supply Chain
Night temperatures are rising fast, and that’s a problem for rice and other critical crops, which have fewer defenses at night by Olivia Paschal in Jonesboro, Arkansas with photographs by Ariel Cobbert As the sun sets outside with temperatures in the high 80s, where they’ll stay most of the night, several varieties of potted rice... Continue Reading →
Night-time heat is killing crops. Scientists are rushing to find resilient plants
The worms devour pollutants in dairy wastewater and even prevent greenhouse gas emissions, making such a system a boon to water quality and a possible alternative to digesters. With 6,000 dairy cows, 5,000 beef cattle and thousands of tons of apples, potatoes and cherries produced annually, Royal Dairy in Royal City, Washington, uses hundreds of... Continue Reading →
Manure-Eating Worms Could Be the Dairy Industry’s Climate Solution
Food policy leaders release report calling on Congress to tackle pervasive food waste. Today, the Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic, in collaboration with NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council), ReFED, and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), released “Opportunities to Reduce Food Waste in the 2023 Farm Bill,” a new report detailing how Congress should... Continue Reading →
The Next Farm Bill Can Save Money, Reduce Food Waste, Address Hunger, and Combat Climate Change
The Irish Agroforestry Forum (IAF) has recently launched its website to foster collaborations and act as an information hub tailored to the growing interest in agroforestry. Agroforestry includes the growing of trees on farmland within a wide range of spatial configurations, and can support climate mitigation and resilience as well as providing other environmental benefits,... Continue Reading →
Agroforestry to benefit farmers and help achieve environmental targets
Why Won’t COP26 Take Animal Agriculture Seriously?
On November 1, COP26, the United Nations’ annual climate change conference, will kick off in Glasgow. Over the course of 12 days, the conference will unite nations, businesses, and citizens alike to discuss one of the most urgent issues facing the planet: climate change. In 2015 at COP21, the Paris Agreement—a commitment from countries across... Continue Reading →
(Personal Comment: this summit has already taken place, however the ideas and food system security should be part of COP26 and if it isn't it should be...) The UN Food Systems Summit will serve as a historic opportunity to empower all people to leverage the power of food systems to drive our recovery from the... Continue Reading →
Road to 2030 | Transforming food systems to achieve the SDGs
Farm of the Future is a competitive grant program that will be implemented by USDA NIFA to establish an agricultural test bed and demonstration site. It seeks to launch this rural test bed for precision agriculture, smart automation, data connectivity and transfer, and to demonstrate best practices in climate-smart agriculture, forestry, and animal production systems... Continue Reading →
Farm of the Future (Farmers consider applying for this grant $$)
When it comes to eating meat, it is never purely about protein. Some carnivores are so committed, they recognise vegetables only as side dishes, while those who abstain from animal products will almost certainly refuse a steak from an ethical, organic supplier – but might do so in favour of an intensely processed vegan proxy.... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 