Top news of the week: 03.06.2021.
Food
Virginia Tech Research Explores Climate Change and the Future of Food in Nepal
As climate change persists, invasive species are spreading more rapidly. In Nepal, this puts land, food, and people at risk.
World must rewild on massive scale to heal nature and climate, says UN
The ‘decade on ecosystem restoration’ launches with a call for ‘imagination’ and action on never-before-seen scale
Soil Association launches centre for sustainable farming excellence
The Soil Association Exchange initiative aims to create an industry-wide set of standards and tools
Hundreds of Food & Farming Organizations Urge Congress to Invest $200 Billion in Rural & Food System Resilience
450 organizations & businesses call for a fair share for agriculture in President Biden’s American Jobs Plan This week, members of Congress received a letter signed by more than 450 ...
Farm and Food: Beware of philosopher kings and prophets of ‘synthetic alternatives’
Farm and Food Alan Guebert
With Ever More Unpredictable Weather, Maine Farmers Reflect on Climate Change
Whipsawing from droughts to downpours, heat waves to deep freezes, the state’s farmers are facing down an uncertain future.
Bill Gates has radical plans to change our food. What’s on the menu?
Ultra-processed foods, patents and monocrops. Bill Gates and his agribusiness partners are cooking up plans to remake our food system.