Global food security

Scientists have produced a map showing where the world’s major food crops should be grown to maximise yield and minimise environmental impact. This...

Scientists have found a novel way to combine two species of grass-like plant including banana, rice and wheat, using embryonic tissue from their...

Scientists have created plants whose cells and tissues ‘blush’ with beetroot pigments when they are colonised by fungi that help them take up...

Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and combat malnutrition in the face of climate change, environmental...

Mammals, birds and amphibians worldwide have lost on average 18% of their natural habitat range as a result of changes in land use and climate change...

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...

Solutions found during the current pandemic could benefit food security, human security, & international development.

As countries adopt different approaches, the question remains: how best to enact a lockdown without compromising critical food supply chains in the...