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From food to tech, coronavirus to spur urban planning rethink
Unseasonal rain and hail damages crops in India
UK food banks face shortages as coronavirus causes panic buying
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Changing diets and climate change
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Food and climate change
U.S., EU pursuing global deal to slash planet-warming methane
Waste to watts: India generates green energy from food leftovers
N.Korea's Kim calls for preventing natural disasters
Ending harmful subsidies could create millions of green jobs: WWF
Afghanistan on brink of 'humanitarian catastrophe': U.N.
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Cocoa giant in Brazil slave labour probe 'can't trace supplies'
Latin America to defend beef production at UN food summit
U.S. to restore protections for Alaska's Tongass forest
Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey
Migrants in Libyan camps forced to trade sex for clean water
EU strikes deal on huge farm subsidies, ending 3 years of talks
WFP says communities on verge of starvation in Madagascar
As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive
Cheers and quiet reflection as U.S. crowds mark Juneteenth
Chanel invests $25 million in new climate adaptation fund
Restore land the size of China to hit climate and nature goals: UN
Climate change fans spread of crop-destroying pests
Brazil finalizing rule to pay farmers to preserve land
California farmers hit by drought change planting plans
Bolsonaro pledges to keep mining out of Yanomami reservation
US bans Chinese fishing fleet imports over alleged forced labor
Brazil on drought alert, faces worst dry spell in 91 years
A year after Cyclone Amphan, for some survivors 'there is nothing'
Cyclone leaves eastern India, Bangladesh cut off by tidal surges
EU to finalise huge farm policy overhaul; climate groups cry foul
Greta Thunberg aims to change how food is produced
Forest rangers struggle to prevent poaching amid lockdowns
UN sets up 'One Health' panel to advise on animal disease risks
Illegal deforestation found behind many everyday foods
Brazil's lower house passes bill to ease environmental permits
US approves offshore wind farm, in win for clean power sector
Pandemic's hard realities worsen Venezuelan child labor crisis
Climate finance targets top agenda for this week's G7 meet
India's farmers face 'chaotic' monsoons without climate action
U.S. should research solar geoengineering to fight climate change
Three-quarters of Somali families lacking water as drought looms
Investors urge Europe to prioritise climate in agriculture reform
CO2 emissions from trawler fishing on a par with aviation
Wary US farmers weigh up joining Joe Biden's climate fight
New gear helps Kenya fishermen ride rough waves of climate change
Yemenis reel from poverty and hunger as U.N pleads for funds
Fire, drought, beetles ravage German forests, study finds
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About our Food coverage

We explore the challenges of ending hunger and malnutrition as food production adjusts to a warming world.

Opinion

Sven Harmeling CARE International

One year on, Mozambique storm survivors need global climate action

Without a strong international response to climate change, people's efforts to get back on their feet after disasters will not keep them safe in future
Dr. Nteranya Sanginga International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

Africa’s locust outbreak exposes need for crop science

Behind every farmer dealing with a crop pest is a scientist who has supported them by developing better seeds, crop protection methods and apps to identify weeds
Enric Sala National Geographic

Restoring nature could be Europe's saviour

In Europe, almost a quarter of wild species are at risk of dying out and many ecosystems are too degraded to sustain their social and economic benefits
Agnes Kalibata Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa

Time to mend our relationship with food

Our food systems must change to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In Depth

A year after Cyclone Amphan, for some survivors 'there is nothing'
Wary US farmers weigh up joining Biden's climate fight
As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track
India's women seaweed divers swim against the tide of climate change

Videos & Pictures

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Japanese mothers don lab coats to measure Fukushima radiation
Female farmers are Tanzania's latest TV celebrities
Shaking up farming in rural Nepal
Food Sustainability Media Award - London Launch
Battling weather extremes in Ethiopia
VIDEO: The refugees cooking up a storm in New York

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Waste to watts: India generates green energy from food leftovers
Deep-sea gear helps Kenyan fishermen ride rough waves of climate change
Better local climate adaptation means 'we all benefit' in connected world
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