Switching to plant-based diets means cleaner air – and it could save more than 200,000 lives around the world

Switching to a plant-based diet could save lives.

Marco Springmann, Senior Researcher on Environment and Health, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 2, 2024 ~7 min

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Vaccinating livestock against common disease not only improves animal welfare, it’s good for the planet too.

David Barrett, Professor of Bovine Medicine, Production and Reproduction, University of Bristol • conversation
Dec. 21, 2023 ~7 min


COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28 are vowing to do something about it.

Paul Winters, Professor of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame • conversation
Dec. 2, 2023 ~10 min

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

AI is exciting and scary, but it’s also a very useful tool. Here’s how AI is helping farmers shore up their bottom lines, protect the environment and boost food security.

Joe Hollis, PhD student in Rural Sociology and Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~6 min

America's farmers are getting older, and young people aren't rushing to join them

It’s part of a decadeslong trend.

Mary Nelson Robertson, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science, Mississippi State University • conversation
Oct. 10, 2023 ~7 min

Wild plants may edit their genomes in the same way we make GM crops – and it could be crucial to evolution

Recent study investigated how fast genes are being transferred between distantly related species.

Pauline Raimondeau, Postdoctoral Associate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2023 ~7 min

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies' decarbonisation efforts – here's why

Big name food brands are pursuing decarbonisation – but they are squeezing farmers in the process.

Albert Boaitey, Lecturer in Global Agri-food Supply Chains, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2023 ~7 min

How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertiliser-free farming

Farming has made crop plants reliant on synthetic fertilisers, but we can reactivate their ability to engage with beneficial microorganisms and make them more independent.

Giles Oldroyd, Professor of Crop Science, University of Cambridge • conversation
Oct. 5, 2023 ~8 min


Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbors

For some people, it’s a choice based on cultural beliefs or economic opportunities provided by the volcano. Other times it’s less a choice than the only option.

David Kitchen, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Richmond • conversation
July 13, 2023 ~7 min

Kakhovka Dam breach in Ukraine caused economic, agricultural and ecological devastation that will last for years

Breaching the Kakhovka Dam and reservoir had all the hallmarks of a scorched-earth strategy. Two expert observers of the Russia-Ukraine war explain this event’s destructive long-term effects.

Vitalii Dankevych, Doctor of Economics, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Public Administration and National Security, Polissia National University, Zhytomyr National Agroecological University • conversation
July 7, 2023 ~9 min

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