Nutrition & Wellness
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Policy support gap for “climate-smart” agriculture
Conditioned that ploughing is the sure way to produce crops, Zimbabwean farmer Handrixious Zvomarima surprised himself by trying a different method. He planted cowpea seeds directly without tilling the land. It worked. The new method tripled Zvomarima’s cowpea yield when many farmers did not Read More...
Cell-cultured vegan chicken could be in supermarkets sooner than you think
There a lot of benefits that could come if we were to adopt cell-cultured vegan “meat.” Early research has shown that clean meat options could release 98 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional farming, and would use 99 percent less land and 96 percent less water. That's why it was so Read More...
This startup is using technology to get Nigerians to farm again
An agro-tech startup is helping smallholder farmers in Nigeria connect with middle-class citizens who can supply some much needed capital. The startup’s crowdfunding model allows Nigerians to sponsor existing farms for between $260 and $790. In return, upon harvest, farm sponsors earn between 9% Read More...
The way these geeks are using science to make chocolate will blow your mind
Most of the chocolate that we eat is made by big companies. They mix low-quality cocoa beans from all over the world and then overroast them and add a ton of sugar, fake vanilla, cocoa butter and other additives to make the taste and texture the same each time. What we think chocolate tastes like Read More...
McDonald’s is introducing a vegan burger to its menus
In an attempt to appeal to a wider audience, McDonald’s is going to start selling a vegan burger in hundreds of restaurants across Sweden and Finland. The meatless burger, which has been dubbed the McVegan, consists of a soy patty, bun, tomato, pickles, onion, ketchup, mustard, oil and an Read More...
How black farmers are fighting discrimination by growing food
Did you know that more than 90 percent of farmers in the U.S. are white? Did you know that African-Americans are also 1.5 times as likely to be obese as white people, and that they eat fewer vegetables than other racial groups? For these reasons, a number of activists have started a movement in Read More...
Blockchain technology will bring the food industry some much needed transparency
The global food chain is complex, bringing together farmers, warehousing, shipping companies, distributors, and grocers. Involving so many different parties also means involving many different types of record keeping methods, from Excel sheets to emails to paper printouts. Not only is this system Read More...
Tea time: Ward off dementia by drinking a couple mugs of green tea every day
If you’re looking to keep your mind sharp, simply having two or more cups of green tea can help do the trick. Recent research found that regular tea drinkers who consume at least two mugs a day reduce their risk of developing dementia by nearly 30 percent. Although it’s not known exactly why Read More...
The Economist’s food sustainability index ranked Ethiopia above the US
The Economist released its most recent assessment of food sustainability in 34 countries this week. The index ranks Ethiopia, the poorest country featured in the study, higher than the UK and the US. Glimpses into Ethiopia’s farming revolution could give other lower-income countries clues on how Read More...
Healthy diet, healthy planet: How good eating habits benefit the environment
Scientists say that food production including growing crops, raising livestock, fishing and transporting all that food to our plates is responsible for 20 to 30 percent of total global greenhouse gas emissions. But altering our diets could change that. A new study found that if citizens in 28 Read More...