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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
Indonesia palm oil deforestation exposing firms to $10 bln of risk
As millions face famine, women at risk as they eat last and least
Climate 'bomb' Iota weakens slightly off Central America
Hurricane Iota threatens catastrophe in Central America
Construction in land-starved Hong Kong shrinks buffaloes habitat
UK approves post-Brexit farm law prioritising environment
Vietnam tackles typhoon's deadly aftermath as new storm threatens
At least 31 dead, scores missing after typhoon lashes Vietnam
Climate change poses growing threats to vulnerable Africa: UN
As climate disasters mount, providing aid early gains traction
EU countries back binding green farming schemes
Drought and hunger drive Nepal farmers to India, defying COVID ban
Swelled by rain and COVID curbs, locust swarms ravage Ethiopia
WWF Australia drones to drop seeds for koala gum trees
Indonesia president warns risk of La Nina floods, farm damage
Pull investment from firms that don't protect environment: Pope
COVID, climate and conflict conspire to push up poverty
Nitrogen emissions from fertilisers threaten climate goals
Bolivia struggles to contain fires scorching farms, forests
Flooding devastates farms in parts of Sudan - U.N.
Over 90 Haitian migrants abandoned in Colombian waters
Thousands of edible plants could feed us on a hotter planet
Soaring Amazon deforestation splits Brazil's agriculture lobby
Severe flooding in South Sudan displaces more than 600,000 - U.N.
With water scarcer, Egypt pushes farmers to use much less
Burps to burgers: food companies work to slash cattle emissions
Q&A - The science behind the moo-ve from cattle methane emissions?
Eight European nations urge Brazil to act on Amazon deforestation
Corporate giants court climate startups in race to net-zero future
Kenyan county tackles water woes with its own climate fund
Global reforestation drive grows fast as governments grasp benefit
Some U.S. refiners switch from refining crude to cooking oil
Britain to introduce legally binding environmental targets
Trump approves emergency aid for Iowa after storm
Hit by drought, Zimbabwe taps funding for water-wise farming
Brandenburg lake is symbol of climate change, say scientists
Monday storm impacted nearly 38 mln acres of Midwest farmland
U.S. fines food company over forced labor imports from China
Indian child workers' deaths spur anti-trafficking push
North Korea's Kim inspects flood relief; worry grows about crops
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The board game helping South Asian girls escape arranged marriage
N.Korean women tortured and raped in detention, says U.N. report
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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

As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track
India's women seaweed divers swim against the tide of climate change
India's grandmothers harvest new social status from climate-smart farming
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost to the planet?

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

'Be prepared': With water scarcer, Egypt pushes farmers to use much less
Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
Pakistan readies for second battle against crop-devouring locusts
Satellite data brings farming advice to remote areas of Zimbabwe