food production
From Peasant Farms to 100,000-Cow Mega Dairies: The Extremes of Chinese Agriculture
Food production in China is split between vast, industrial operations using the latest technology and small-scale “peasant” farms that employ traditional agricultural practices.
Ferrero Is Having to Reassure People That Nutella Doesn’t Cause Cancer
The Italian company is downplaying fears that contaminants in palm oil, one of the hazelnut spread’s main ingredients, are carcinogenic.
This Project Wants to Halve Europe's Food Waste By 2030
That’s 44 million tonnes of food saved from the bin.
The Next Step for Veganism Is Ditching Our Bodies and Digitizing Our Minds
In the future, there will be no eating, drinking, or defecation.
From Droughts to Disease, 2015 Highlighted Our Food System's Shortcomings
A look at the big moments in food production this year reveals how far we’ve come, and how very far we have left to go.
A Farm That Floats on Water Could Help Solve Global Food Shortage
With its aquaculture, hydroponics, and photovoltaics mash up, the "floating farm" could produce food 365 days a year, regardless of water scarcity, drought, and even natural disasters.
This University Is Offering a Degree in Pizza
Manchester Metropolitan University has announced that it will be creating 1,500 degree-level apprenticeships in partnership with everyone’s favourite Chicken Supreme and unlimited ice cream-purveyor, Pizza Hut.
How Urban Gardening Can Save Black Communities
A new documentary shows how planting the seeds of social change begins with knowing where your food comes from.
We Spoke to the Guy Who Spent Six Months and $1500 Making a Sandwich
Video blogger Andy George recently documented his attempts to make a sandwich entirely from scratch; killing a chicken, making salt, and even growing his own wheat.