Q&A with Juan Nicolás Hernandez-Aguilera on Coffee and Climate
How research at Columbia University is making coffee production more sustainable. ...
Climate Town Hall Brings Food and Agriculture to Center Stage
Over the course of seven hours last night, 10 of the leading Democratic presidential candidates spoke at length about climate change—and almost all of them...
Scientists isolate drought-resistant gene in barley
Research led by Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, will help crops resist global heating The discovery of a gene in barley responsible for drought resistance will help...
Vilsack and Glickman: The next 30 years are critical for agriculture’s future
For U.S. farmers and ranchers, who are on the front lines in the battle against climate change, tremendous challenges lie ahead: how to nourish an...
For a Sustainable Climate and Food System, Regenerative Agriculture Is the Key
By Kristin OhlsonFrom where I stand inside the South Dakota cornfield I was visiting with entomologist and former USDA scientist Jonathan Lundgren, all the human-inflicted...
A systems approach to global agriculture could solve food insecurity
When we look across the spectrum of challenges facing humanity, as well as at some of the largest potential commercial opportunities, we need not look...
To tackle climate change we need to rethink our food system
Yes, our food system is broken, but not irrevocably so. The challenges are enormous, but by understanding the problem and potential solutions, we can effect...
We need genetic engineering to stave off climate change-induced global hunger
Despite what many say, organic farming will not save us from the worst impacts of climate change.