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Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost?
Malian architect fights climate change with digital greenhouse
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Rebooting food
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Food and climate change
Tough livestock farmers touched by South Africa drought donations Petro Kotze
Locust swarms in East Africa: here's what you need to know Nita Bhalla
interview
Coachella, Beyonce, coconuts? Afrobeat star Mr Eazi's new venture Thin Lei Win
U.N. targets small farm businesses to help poorest producers Thin Lei Win
Smart drones to be tested in battle against Africa locust swarms Nita Bhalla
Uganda sprays locust swarms to protect coffee crop, livestock Reuters
Satellite data brings farming advice to remote areas of Zimbabwe Marko Phiri
Climate change could spark 'global systemic crisis' - scientists Laurie Goering
Climate change seen causing 'mass extinction' of bumblebees Thin Lei Win
Amid hydropower boom, Laos streams ahead on latest Mekong dam Reuters
Markets blamed for virus outbreak are lifeline for Asia's poor Rina Chandran
Aid to Yemen to be cut back over risk it can be diverted Reuters
Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving Nigeria Reuters
Ninety-year-old "chef of the poor" cooks it up for Rome's homeless Reuters
Palestinian and Israeli farmers pay price as politicians bicker Reuters
Gaza farmers return to their lands along volatile Israeli border Reuters
Locust swarms threaten more countries in eastern Africa Reuters
African youth activists warn of 'great danger' from climate chaos Laurie Goering
Senegal turns to eco-farming to protect food as climate changes Nellie Peyton
Climate change linked to African locust invasion Nita Bhalla
As threats rise, African scientists dig into climate health risks Nellie Peyton
Hunger, fear and death: an Ethiopian migrant family's story Reuters
Singapore's Shiok Meats hopes to hook diners with lab-grown shrimp Reuters
Sainsbury's targets 2040 for net zero emissions Reuters
Swapping grape varieties could keep wine flowing as climate warms Thin Lei Win
UN seeks more aid for Afghanistan as poverty grows Reuters
Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections Reuters
Trump environmental agency to scale back U.S. water protections Reuters
Zimbabwe says grain stocks running out after drought Reuters
Nigerian rice farmers fall short after borders close Reuters
Britain must change how land used to meet climate goal: advisers Reuters
analysis
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes Kim Harrisberg
Desert locust invasion spares India a big hit Reuters
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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

Gilbert F. Houngbo IFAD

Ten years left to end hunger – why hope grows on small farms

Extreme weather events are becoming the new normal, posing an existential threat to our food systems.
Vanessa Nakate Fridays for Future Uganda

Why my erasure from a photo of climate activists at Davos matters

Across Africa, the climate crisis is happening to us now, and the stories Africans have to tell are urgent - but who is listening?
Teresa Anderson ActionAid

Why "net zero" is not good enough

It sounds like an ambitious goal, but the term may hide loopholes that can delay real climate action and drive land grabs and hunger
Aarti Ramachandran and Kirsten ... FAIRR

Fast Food is moving too slow on climate and water

The $570 billion fast-food sector is increasingly vulnerable to impacts of global warming but climate and water risks often ignored

In Depth

analysis
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes
Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?
Rising heat knocks the crown off Tunisia's 'queen of dates'
Uganda's refugee farmers sow seeds of 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

Editor's Picks

Satellite data brings farming advice to remote areas of Zimbabwe
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Swapping grape varieties could keep wine flowing as climate warms
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