Civil Eats
Climate change impacts crops rich in micronutrients like zinc, vitamin A, and iron — triggering food security issues in lower-income countries
A new review paper, published in Advances in Nutrition, draws together the existing science of how climate change threatens staple ...
Climate-resilient desert crops: New generation of hardy seeds optimized for harsh environments
While thirsty crops like alfalfa and corn dominate the region, [farmer Laura] Parker has emerged as a leader in revitalizing ...
‘Farmers face anxiety, depression and grief’: How climate change is roiling American farmers’ lives
As climate change-fueled extreme weather events such as storms and droughts become more frequent and intense, farmers and others in ...
Viewpoint: Industry consolidation — Large meat and dairy companies dominate nascent plant-based and cellular meat industry
Nearly every week a major media outlet publishes a headline announcing that a giant meat or dairy processor has acquired ...
As the dairy industry inches toward adopting ‘regenerative agriculture’ practices, tensions emerge between large-scale operations and anti-corporate purists
Danone, General Mills (maker of Yoplait yogurt and Häagen-Dazs ice cream, among other big dairy brands), and yogurt maker Stonyfield ...
Viewpoint: Big Ag is ‘cherry-picking sustainable practices’ and co-opting the language of agroecology
[A] coalition of academics who are members of the Agroecology Research-Action Collective announced a boycott of the [UN’s 2021 Food ...
