COVID-19 has brought to light the complexity of global food value chains. As restrictions on the movement of people, goods and resources come into play, impacting the supply of food…

Walmart has applied for 6 patents focused on farm automation, which includes using drones to identify pests attacking crops, monitoring crop damage, spray pesticides and pollinate crops. The technology would…

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and its partners are distributing a high-yield, fast-growing, non-GMO bean to refugees in Uganda to help replenish their stocks. An estimated 2,000kg of…

19 October 2017: Wondering what you can feed your pigs? There’s now an app for that! – Feedback Our campaign, The Pig Idea, encourages the feeding of surplus food that…

With unanimous support, California governor Jerry Brown signed state bill 1138 mandating every hospital, healthcare facility, and prison offer “at least one plant-based meal option.”  The bill, written by Senator…

Great name for new sustainability pilot:   Cargill rolls out ‘birth to burger’ beef sustainability pilot The Cargill Canadian Beef Sustainability Acceleration pilot builds on learnings from the McDonald’s beef…

Insect bread, anyone? Anyone for crickets? Finnish bakery sells bread made from insect A Finnish bakery has launched what it claims to be the world’s first insect-based bread to be…

China signs $300m to buy lab-grown meat from Israel China has signed a $300m deal to purchase meat grown in a laboratory in Israel in a deal that could open…

Chinese scientists have created 12 pigs that have an average of 24% less body fat than the norm for pigs. They did this by using the gene-editing technique called CRISPR-Cas9, which…

Wasteless is a real-time tracking solution for grocery stores, which offers customers variable pricing based on a product’s expiration date. This new tech solution promises to recapture one billion dollars worth…

Gwyneth Fries on Twitter Australia’s @SwisseAUcloses out 2 close the nutrient loop using #foodwaste for [email protected] #fctracker https://t.co/wAFkTEESc3

Nutrition experts factor emissions into dietary advice UK dietitians are to promote plant-based diets in which beans and pulses replace red and processed meat. The move is significant because the…

Meat industry competitor Beyond Meat has filed for a $100 million IPO.  The California plant-protein company produces vegan alternatives for meats, including its Hot Italian Sausage, Lightly Seasoned Chicken Strips,…

The Thai Ministry of Agriculture is to release the world’s first Good Agriculture Practice standard for cricket farming. On May 2, executives of the National Bureau of Agricultural Commodity and…

Carol Brighton on Twitter FutureofFood #SignalOfChange: @ccecornell #Hydroponics #Aquaculture and #Aquaponics Learning Labs at @FoodFinanceHS #EcoSchool in Manhattan. https://t.co/tggKibYfKr

Carol Brighton on Twitter SignalofChange https://t.co/hAuq4LC6Zr Yale Environment 360 on Twitter A growing number of Iowa farmers are breaking with the industrial model of growing corn and soybeans, incorporating small…

A British agtech startup has developed a “smart” cattle nose-ring which converts exhaled methane to carbon dioxide, thereby reducing harmful bovine methane gas emissions.  Born from London’s Royal Academy Arts…

Grocers like Target and Wholesome Wave in the United States are beginning to sponsor a unique programme called FVRx, or fruit and vegetable prescription. Through the programme, healthcare professionals prescribe…

According to a new study published by Cerulogy – a sustainable policy consultancy based in North America, demand for biofuel made with palm and rapeseed oil is resulting in an…

Carol Brighton on Twitter FutureofFood: @Campbells to join @GrowPlantBased food trade group. #SignalofChange https://t.co/szPOypGmb1 via @b_frederick_46