Top news of the week: 27.09.2023.
The bizarre new frontier for cell-cultivated meat: Lion burgers, tiger steaks, and mammoth meatballs
"Exotic" cultivated meats claim to be harmless, but they could threaten actual endangered animals.
Ultra-processed foods are not only bad for our bodies, their production damages our environments
Ultra-processed foods are bad for our health and our planet and must be central to any efforts to reduce our carbon emissions, and waistlines.
Millions of Americans will lose food assistance if the government shuts down
A shutdown would affect the nearly 7 million women and children who rely on WIC for healthy food. Free school lunch and Meals on Wheels are also at risk, and SNAP could be impacted ...
Agrifood Brief: Beware ogre-food politics
In the iconic words of the movie character Shrek, ogres are like onions – they have layers. And so, I would argue, are agri issues, which are made up of so many layers of politics, culture, ...
Reducing Emissions In The Food & Beverage Industry Requires Farmers To Make Progress
Carbon marketplaces are being touted as a win/win opportunity for farmers to make more money while allowing food & beverage companies to reduce emissions.
Combining the best of regenerative and cellular agriculture
Only nature and technology combined can improve the food system.
Study: Mixed impact of green measures in EU’s farming subsidies scheme
EU countries that have been given more freedom to design environmental measures under the EU's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) are showing little ambition with measures that have very ...
Op-ed: 4 Solutions to Make Urban Ag Policies More Equitable
Black Americans lack access to food and land—and city leaders often actively disrupt efforts to build food sovereignty. These policies could address the systemic injustices behind food ...