Food has the power to bring people together, express culture and help us live healthier lives. However, the poorest urban populations still face economic, environmental and geopolitical barriers to accessing nutritious food. Read more in weforum How cities can have…
As we head into the final weeks of 2023, it is time to reflect on the big topics that sustainability professionals working on food and agriculture grappled with and advanced over the year — and which will help define the…
Based on carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) measurements, beef comes in first place as the food with the largest carbon footprint, emitting an astounding 99 kilograms of CO2e per kilogram of the final meat product. Read more in Visual Capitalist The…
Food production is an essential part of Africa’s economy. It makes up a third of the country’s GDP and employs around 50% of its people. Yet it still spends around $50 billion a year importing food and agricultural products. And…
The U.S. is a major producer and exporter of food products, but did you know that it’s also one of the world’s largest food importers? You can notice that most of the inports come form counties which are near USA…
Did you know that over two-thirds of national crops originated from somewhere else?Humans have been selecting and growing crops for specific traits since the origins of agriculture some 10,000 years ago, shaping where and what crops are grown today. Read…
The future of food and agriculture: Drivers and triggers for transformation, released in December 2022, warns that without broader changes on a socioeconomic and environmental level, we will not be able to build and maintain sustainable agrifood systems. Read more…
This year we turned to the very technology that we have discussed a great deal in 2022 – generative artificial intelligence. What if we ask OpenAI’s GPT-3 to write futurist predictions relating to the Future of Humanity in 2023? Find…
The food industry needs to innovate faster and collaborate better to effectively tackle environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.Digital technologies can be used to address these food sustainability challenges whilst potentially creating new businesses with attractive returns. Find out more…
The piles of Ikea’s meatballs, cinnamon rolls, and herring that hungry shoppers grab in Ikeas around the globe really add up—so much so that Ikea claims to be the world’s sixth largest food chain. Read more in Fast Company Ikea…
