
Agroecology Is the Solution to World Hunger
Millions of farmers are growing and sharing food in ways that enhance nutrition, biodiversity and quality of life

Agroecology Is the Solution to World Hunger
Millions of farmers are growing and sharing food in ways that enhance nutrition, biodiversity and quality of life

Here’s How Much Food Contributes to Climate Change
Animal-based foods produce about twice the emissions of plant-based ones, a new comprehensive study finds


In-Hive Sensors Could Help Ailing Bee Colonies
The technology could help beekeepers reduce short-term losses, but it doesn’t address long-term problems facing honeybees

Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Threatens Rice Farming
Half the world’s population relies on rice as a primary food

Climate Change Is Hitting Farmers Hard
Insurance claims for crop losses are soaring

Bill Gates Should Stop Telling Africans What Kind of Agriculture Africans Need
Among other things, we might simply not agree

Australia’s Plague of Mice Is Devastating and Could Get a Lot Worse
Drought and extreme rainfall led to an infestation in the nation’s farming areas

Pesticides Are Killing the Organisms That Keep Our Soils Healthy
They harm worms, beetles and thousands of other subterranean species that are vital to agriculture

You Can Taste Climate Change in this Awful Beer
New Belgium Brewing is selling a smoke-flavored brew as a sensory warning about agriculture’s troubles to come

Farm Protests in India Are Writing the Green Revolution’s Obituary
The country’s agricultural transformation of the mid-20th century left a legacy of inequity

Ancient Peruvian Farmers Harnessed El Niño Floodwaters
Structures diverted the weather pattern’s floods to new farmlands 2,000 years ago

Stop Arguing over GMO Crops
The vast majority of the scientific community agrees on both their safety and their potential to help feed the world sustainably