Four reasons urban farming ought to flourish post-pandemic
Since lockdown, public interest in growing fruit and vegetables at home has soared. Seed packets are flying off shelves and allotment waiting lists are swelling, with one council...
Drones could help combat locust menace
In recent months, food security concerns have emerged for nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East, as swarms of desert locusts wreak havoc on crops.
While...
COVID-19 highlights the need to transform the global food trade
For the second time this century, the interdependence of the global food supply is in sharp focus. In the first instance, the economic crisis...
Is seltzer water good for health?
My health conscious friends and colleagues tell me that they need an alternative to soda but plain water is too boring. They, like many...
How the #Mediterranean diet became No. 1 — and why that’s a problem
The Mediterranean diet was voted by a panel of 25 health and nutrition professionals as the best diet for 2020. Characterized by plant-based meals, the...