Food and Farming

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.

Large, intensive fishing vessels spent 5,590 hours fishing in marine protected areas in UK waters in the first six months of 2020

Indigenous peoples can inspire future global food systems towards more sustainable and just societies

The Celtic Sea, English Channel and southern North Sea have experienced significant warming over the past 40 years.

Greenpeace is calling on the major food retailer Tesco to halve the amount of meat it sells by 2025 to protect wildlife, the climate and people.

Can genome editing and agroecology co-exist in the sustainable food and farming mix?

UK's new trade and agriculture commission must address the dangers and inequalities rife in meat farming and processing.

Industrial expansion has resulted in the loss of some 420 million hectares of forest overall since 1990, and the decrease of old-growth primary forest worldwide by over 80 million hectares.

A fundamental sea-change is required in the global approach to tackling deforestation, and it requires a new focus on engendering institutions of cooperation rather than competition.

Shetland is facing food insecurity despite its thriving local food scene.