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The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows
New president/ag min aims to avert food crisis
A computer-controlled farm, on-site research and fresh produce are providing ways to combat diabetes in this northern community
It sits behind the wall that holds the community centre’s bingo board — and its name is Bertha. This ‘Smart Farm’ is Stephanie Cook’s domain on Opaskwayak Cree Nation (OCN), more than 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg. After more than six years of farming, Cook can walk into the room and smell if something is
Ukrainian farmers may soon be forced to make hard decisions about next season
Deals reached on food security, health and fishing; formerly defiant India joins consensus
Farmers on both sides of the border will benefit if they work together
Company will also speed up nitrogen capacity boosts
FOOD SECURITY A shrinking fraction of the world’s major crops goes to feed the hungry
Competition for the world’s important crops — like biofuels, processing ingredients, livestock, meal hydrogenated oils and starches — is sending more of them toward uses other than directly feeding people. A recently published study, of which I was a co-author, found that in 2030, only 29 per cent of the global harvests of 10 major
Russia says will work with Turkey
