U.S. consumers waste nearly a pound of food daily, study finds

Food Waste

U.S. consumers waste almost a pound of food per person each day, with 30 million acres of cropland used to produce this food every year – an area equivalent to 7.7% of all harvested cropland in the US or half the size of the UK.

Agroecology is a better alternative in Sub-Saharan Africa, researcher says

Agroecological farm

Agroecology is a better alternative than large-scale agriculture, both for the climate and for small-scale farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Humans have destroyed 83% of wild mammals, biomass census shows

Today, 60% of all mammals on Earth are livestock

The world’s 7.6 billion people only make up 0.01% of the Earth’s biomass. Yet since the rise of civilization, humanity has caused the loss of more than 80% of all wild mammals and half of plants, while livestock has increased dramatically, new research shows.

Together We Grow: Coalition Aims to Bring Tech Talent to Agriculture Industry

Tomatoes

Finding a solution to feed the world’s 9.5 billion people by 2050 requires the best minds in technology, science, engineering and agriculture.

Soil pollution affects food security and human health, FAO report

Soil pollution 

Soil pollution presents a serious threat to agricultural productivity, food safety, and human health, according to a new report.

The EU needs a new food and farming blueprint, study

The EU needs a new food and farming blueprint (Photo: CC0)

The European Union has no consistent, coherent or complete food policy, new research shows.

Eating less meat and dairy best way to reduce your impact on Earth, study

Lowest-impact meat still has a higher footprint than vegetable proteins 

Giving up meat and dairy products is the single most effective way to reduce your environmental impact, new research has revealed. According to a comprehensive analysis published in the journal Science, livestock only provides 18% of calories and 37% of our protein while taking up 83% of farmland worldwide.

'Miracle' weed killer that was supposed to save farms is killing them instead

Man-made disaster raises serious questions about the state of US agriculture

Controversial herbicide dicamba found to poison crops as well as pigweed chemical was intended to root out.

Yes, GMOs Are Safe (Another Major Study Confirms)

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine found “no substantiated evidence of a difference in risks to human health between current commercially available genetically engineered (GE) crops and conventionally bred crops.

Consumers all around the world get a lot of conflicting information about genetically engineered (GE) crops and the food derived from them. A myriad of claims about the benefits and potential risks associated with GE crops and their impact on agricultural, environmental, human health and economic outcomes have created a confusing landscape that is further complicated by evolving technology in the field.

Stakeholders stress the importance of accreditation to development

NINAS world Accreditation Day on June 9^th

The Nigeria National Accreditation Service (NiNAS) has emphasized the importance of accreditation to development as the world marks world Accreditation Day on June 9^th.