Food and Farming

Forget trying to grow hybrid maize - Africa already has all the crops, storage systems and knowledge that it needs to grow itself out of poverty

The end of the oil age won't be a pretty thing, but a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests it could be even uglier than we feared...

Early falls in pesticide use on GM crops in the United States have been replaced by rapid increases according to study

Health campaigners say suspected hormone disrupter should be banned in baby bottles food and drink containers

Ecological campaigner Million Belay talks about why protecting Ethiopia's biodiversity is so important and why he opposes the intervention of philanthropists like Bill Gates

'Chaotic' legislation in Indonesia is allowing palm oil plantation companies looking to produce biofuel to bully local people off their land

Fruits, vegetables and juices were advertised in only 1.7 per cent of commercials on US children's TV, says study, but reducing junk-food advertising may not be enough

Campaign group finds traces of unauthorised GM linseed in loaf of Marks & Spencer bread and calls on Government food watchdog to issue public alert

Why cooking with spices can be great for the tastebuds and good for your health, plus ten spices to cook with this winter

Cuba's no democratic paradise, but the country could certainly teach the west a thing or two about sustainable, secure food production, as this new film demonstrates

Second advert from palm oil industry lobby group is banned for its sustainability claims

Tesco and Waitrose lagging behind on sustainable sourcing of world's most traded edible oil, found in wide range of everyday products from cakes and cosmetics

Re-nationalising decisions on growing GM crops would allow EU countries to declare themselves GM-free, but could bring new dangers

Inside vast, 360-sided, 7000 cubic metre underwater cages off the coast of Panama, marine biologist Brian O'Hanlon is trying to solve some of the problems with large-scale aquaculture

Technologies to increase agricultural productivity will allow the UK to help feed the world, says Royal Society report