Food and Farming

The rise of the salmon farming industry in Scotland is causing death and destruction for marine life.

Nitrogen is essential for all life on earth and fundamental for farming. But to tackle the climate impact of farming we must turn off the synthetic nitrogen tap and manage nitrogen better.

Activists close almost 50 square miles of the Dogger Bank protected area in the North Sea to all destructive bottom trawling.

The UK will leave the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.

UN sets out how it might be possible to 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.

The UK reduced its food waste by a third during lockdown.

As The Vegan Society launches a new campaign questioning our relationship with animals, their campaigns head, Louise Davies, explains the thinking behind it.

Plant-based milk lovers from all over the world took to Twitter to “cancel” the Swedish brand, which struck the deal with Blackstone in July. 

Animal Rebellion is calling on the UK government to lead a transition to a just and sustainable plant-based food system.

Monsanto's genetically modified cotton 'success' narrative for Burkina Faso was built on studies with methodological problems.

Farmers could make money allowing native trees to return and selling 'credits' for carbon dioxide the trees absorb.

Hunger impacts millions of people each year and the number of people facing hunger could see a sharp increase in coming years.

Golden Rice will only strengthen the grip of corporations over rice and agriculture, endangering agrobiodiversity and human health.

Global food insecurity is on the rise. Local food may provide an opportunity to create more resilience in a community.

Green revolution is locking African farmers into a system that is not designed for their benefit, but for Northern multinational corporations.