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How agroforestry is improving landscapes and lives in Zambia
Small-scale farmers are planting Gliricidia sepium trees to restore the soil and improve their crop yields
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Packaging cuts food waste – but how do we solve the plastic problem?
How a circular approach can address the "take, make, waste" problem of plastic food packaging
Can we break the ‘forever chemicals’ chain?
“Forever chemicals” can be found in countless products, but they’re also polluting our food and water. Can new technology cure the contamination?
Desalination is becoming a more viable source of fresh water
Advances in technology and green energy efficiency mean desalination is becoming a more viable source of fresh water.
The innovative strategies fighting agricultural pollution in England’s waterways
Nearly two-thirds of England’s failing rivers have been impacted by agricultural pollution. So, what can be done to clean them up?
China’s intensifying focus on food security
Despite self-sufficiency drives to grow more food, more efficiently, Beijing has signed more than 100 cooperation agreements with foreign importers.
An ancient soil-enriching technique could help decarbonise modern agriculture
Experts are looking at the feasibility of the large-scale production and use of biological charcoal, or “biochar”, as a way of decarbonising modern agriculture and slowing global warming.
Inside the Newcastle restaurant that keeps things close to home
The FT's Daniel Garrahan and food writer Tim Hayward travel to Newcastle in north-east England to visit Anna Hedworth, chef-proprietor of Cook House.
How insect farming is providing sustainable feed for chickens
The insect protein producers improving sustainability in poultry farming by feeding chickens larvae grown on food waste.
Cooling our love affair with ultra-processed foods may not be easy
Many health experts say ultra-processed foods are bad for us, and governments are mulling over how to advocate for more balanced diets. But kicking the ultra-processed habit may take some time.
A better way to farm fish?
Most fish farming is done in pens out at sea. But that comes with significant environmental problems. Are high-tech, land-based farms the answer?
A taste for sustainability in food supply chains
Over the past decade, companies have successfully tackled their own Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions – now it's time to measure and lower Scope 3 emissions.
Growing calls for crop diversity
We meet the Welsh growers and researchers who are part of a pioneering movement to reinstate diversity in agricultural production.
Inside the UK ‘jungle farm’ that grows Thai vegetables
Thai food from Dorset farm
Could a tax curb meat’s health and environmental problems?
Meat production takes a heavy toll on the environment, and excessive meat consumption can carry health risks. A meat tax is one idea to curb these impacts, but critics say it would bring its own problems.
Peeling off the layers of Ecuador's banana supply chain
Food security is at stake now more than ever before.
Can technology make a real difference in the food waste crisis?
Tech innovators around the globe are discovering new ways to tackle food waste, but cost, convenience and entrenched attitudes to food waste are proving tough obstacles to overcome.
High energy costs are hitting the vertical farming industry hard
Billions have been invested in vertical farms, but soaring energy costs have led to layoffs and bankruptcies. Can vertical farming survive?
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