BUSINESS
Ultra-processed foods should come with warning labels
From warning labels to limiting the marketing of ultra-processed products, especially to children, and making real food more affordable, governments have much work to do. Ultra processed foods are cheaper and have long shelf life, but redirecting massive food subsidies to real food would help
INDIA
Climate Change: We need more than GMO crops
GM innovations like a corn that doesn't grow too tall and has thicker stalks to help it withstand gusty winds or soybean that can soak in more CO2 have limits to how much of extreme rainfall and heat they can withstand. Rather than solely trusting our ingenuity, focus on decarbonising the economy and preserving the delicate ecological balance
BUSINESS
The Soros’s billions can unite the climate fight, especially in agriculture
If managed wisely, the world’s farmland may be able to draw down as much CO2 as the total amount emitted from the transportation sector, or nearly as much as the global electricity industry. This is where Alex Soros can seize high-tech investment opportunities that could help modernise farming and help reduce emissions
BUSINESS
AI-guided drones are opening a new future for farming
Many US farmers are now turning away from tractors and toward AI-guided precision drones with computer vision to adapt to the rising cost of chemicals, hotter temperatures, heavier rains, heartier weeds and prolific pests
TRENDS
Lab meat sceptics, please just get out of the way
Cultivated meats have enormous potential to become the foundation of a humane, healthy, climate-smart future protein supply. Neither Europe nor the global business of food can afford to cast them aside
BUSINESS
Ukraine war has provided valuable lessons for fighting hunger and foodgrains shortage
Astute diplomacy, resilient distribution infrastructure and efficient trading strategies were key elements of coping with disrupted markets. The world acted quickly to leverage those strengths, moving grain from regions where it’s cheap and plentiful to those where it was scarce and costly
BUSINESS
Hunger is getting worse since the pandemic
As war and inflation make food more expensive and harder to get, US lawmakers must accept that hunger isn't a passing problem but an enduring reality for the country.
