Food banks across the globe are experiencing unprecedented demand. A recent report from the Global Foodbanking Network (GFN) revealed they served over 40 million people in 2023 alone. This surgeContinue Reading
Food prices have always fluctuated due to weather events – droughts, floods, heatwaves. War and disease disrupt supply chains too, like the recent Ukraine war and China’s swine fever outbreak.Continue Reading
Extreme weather throws a wrench into global crop production, with dryness in key regions like the Black Sea and scorching temperatures elsewhere threatening food security. “The Black Sea forecast isContinue Reading
Nature’s Fynd has developed a dairy-free yogurt using fungi protein, making it the first of its kind in the market. The company will be introducing this product at Whole FoodsContinue Reading
Molecular protein startup Moolec Science is using pig genes to enhance the meaty taste of soybeans in order to reduce our consumption of actual meat. Moolec has made a recentContinue Reading
As more and more people around the world get interested in seaweed farming, India has big plans to boost and upgrade its small-scale production of this underwater plant. Seaweed isContinue Reading
When an El Niño develops in the (northern hemisphere) Spring, it often results in a delayed and weak monsoon. This year, after three years of La Niña, an El NiñoContinue Reading
Welcome to “Seed Valley” in the Netherlands, where some of the world’s largest seed conglomerates are attempting to overcome humanity’s pressing challenge of ‘food security’ by improving fruit and vegetableContinue Reading
