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Changing diets and climate change
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Food and climate change
Climate shocks in just one nation could disrupt global food supply Thin Lei Win
Germany eyes measures for seasonal workers despite travel curbs Reuters
Thousands wait in shelters a year after Mozambique cyclone Reuters
Asia's love of stinky durian could help power tuk-tuks, phones Michael Taylor
Nestle to plant 3 million trees in Mexico, Brazil to offset carbon Reuters
Zambian agri-company launches $81m farmer financing scheme Reuters
Fixing food? Investor eyes up tech entrepreneurs of the future Sarah Shearman
Governments pressed to protect nature in biodiversity 'super year' Thin Lei Win
Running out of time: East Africa faces new locust threat Reuters
Apps, blockchain help supermarkets lure climate-conscious shoppers Thin Lei Win
Kenya shuts slaughterhouses over loss of donkeys, income to China Nita Bhalla
PepsiCo adopts stricter, greener rules for palm oil in products Michael Taylor
Arctic 'Doomsday' food vault to get millionth seed variety Reuters
India's women harvest new social status from climate-smart farming Roli Srivastava
Climate change a 'catastrophic' security threat, experts warn Matthew Lavietes
Dutch start-up makes pork without wrecking the planet Thin Lei Win
Haiti political morass fuels crisis of hunger, malnutrition Reuters
'Nothing left': Kenyan mother's fields stripped by locust swarm Reuters
Climate disruption threatens children's health, future: commission Megan Rowling
Bolsonaro offers credit for indigenous farmers, pushes mining bill Reuters
Locusts swarm into South Sudan as plague spreads Reuters
Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop Caroline Wambui
analysis
Climate change opens up 'frontier' farmland, but at what cost? Thin Lei Win
Tough livestock farmers touched by South Africa drought donations Petro Kotze
Malian architect fights climate change with digital greenhouse Reuters
Locust swarms in East Africa: here's what you need to know Nita Bhalla
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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
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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

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?
analysis
Whatever the weather: Southern Africa tries new hunger fixes
Digging up the dirt - could soil contain the answer to food shortages?

Videos & Pictures

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Female farmers are Tanzania's latest TV celebrities
Shaking up farming in rural Nepal
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Battling weather extremes in Ethiopia
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