2. Zero hunger
After a prolonged decline, world hunger appears to be on the rise again. Conflict, drought and disasters linked to climate change are among the key factors causing this reversal in progress. It is time to rethink how we grow, share and consume our food. If done right, agriculture, forestry and fisheries can provide nutritious food for all and generate decent incomes, while supporting people-centred rural development and protecting the environment.
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As India pushes for ‘superfood’ millets at G20, its farmers want a better support system
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Lasting toll of multiple climate disasters on Pakistan’s women
Food & Agriculture
APAC alternative protein investment surges, defying global funding plunge
Opinion
Food & Agriculture
The food system revolution is coming
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Food & Agriculture
How does climate change threaten global food production?
As the planet heats, food security is weakening and the threat of hunger is growing.
Food & Agriculture
The second green revolution will be digitised
Six decades after the Green Revolution began, the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence may usher in another agricultural transformation. By enabling farmers to grow more while using fewer resources and generating less waste, these tools could make food production cheaper and more sustainable.
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Climate adaptation must be transformational, not just fighting fires
Increased funding was pledged for climate adaptation at COP27, but it is still nowhere near what is required and is being carried out in silos.
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Food security is national security
Policy & Finance
What the COP15 biodiversity conference must do
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Reinventing food supply chains for a growing world
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Small-scale farmers feed the world, but we are at a breaking point
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EB Studio
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Food & Agriculture
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Food & Agriculture
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Food & Agriculture
Expansion of oil palm plantations into forests appears to be changing local diets in Indonesia
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Podcasts
Food & Agriculture
Plant-based protein – fad or the future?
EB Studio
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Carbon & Climate
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Protecting 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030: Mission impossible?
EB Studio
Eco-Business talks to 'Aulani Wilhelm of Conservation International about why a plan to protect the ocean is critical, and why it might just work.
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