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As we are bombarded with apocalyptic headlines about the future of artificial intelligence, the writer, farmer and environmentalist Wendell Berry can help bring us back to our earthly community.
A staggering 67.5% of respondents relied on maladaptive coping strategies.
Growing plants indoors means replacing free sunlight with expensive, energy-intensive systems.
if AI shut down the electricity grid, it would swiftly shut down agriculture. Without fuel, refrigeration, irrigation and fertilizers, we would all have to get creative in feeding ourselves.
There is no single pathway from small-scale farming to improved livelihoods.
Growers across the country are grappling with surging fuel prices and inconsistent rainfall.
Trade within the Southern African Development Community is an issue holding back agriculture.
South Africa must focus not just on food production but on preserving what is produced through improved cold chain infrastructure.
The honeybee-killing Varroa mite is marching across the country, as two experts explain.
Ukraine has proposed a deal to halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea – an effort to allow grain shipments to resume from both countries.
Ottawa’s $3-billion National Food Security Strategy funds greenhouses, food terminals and processing plants, but not the advisors who help farmers put any of it to work.
Complex systems require multiple indicators. A UK food resilience index could identify developing weaknesses in the food system before they become failures.
A resilient food system requires connecting affordability, trade, food safety, biosecurity, regional infrastructure and preparedness before the next disruption.
Ethiopia’s protected areas conserve almost 10% of the country, but new research has found that people living near nature reserves may be more likely to go hungry.
A soil expert unpacks what this unconventional farming method is and how it works.
Rice is life for billions of people. But this grain crop depends heavily on irrigation – and the looming El Niño is likely to bring dry conditions.
As the Strait of Hormuz reopens, a new study reveals what the agri-food industry’s priorities should be to overcome such an unprecedented logistical challenge.
A statewide survey finds majorities in farm country at odds with the deportation push reshaping their workforce.
As food and living costs rise, rooftop solar and rainwater harvesting could help low income South African households save money and buy more food.
Top contributors
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor in Food Systems, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Associate Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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PhD, Political Economy, Macquarie University
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Professor of Food Policy, City St George's, University of London
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Researcher in sustainable food systems, The University of Melbourne
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Director of the Arrell Food Institute and Professor in the Dept. of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, University of Guelph
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Fellow in Plant Biochemistry, University of Westminster
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Food Systems Research and Partnerships, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Climate Scientist and Researcher, University of Cape Town