Nutrition & Wellness
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Scientists think cockroach milk could be the superfood of the future
Scientists think cockroach milk could be the superfood of the future Move over kale. An international team of scientists has just sequenced a protein crystal located in the midgut of cockroaches. The reason? It’s more than four times as nutritious as cow’s milk and, the researchers think it Read More...
Why it’s never too late to become a vegetarian
Steak tartare, slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, venison burgers, chicken and tarragon pie. A quick glance at some of my favourite foods wouldn’t leave anyone in much doubt. I’m a carnivore, through and through. Yet, as of December 2015, I’ve done what I hadn’t countenanced since I was a Read More...
Obama signs Global Food Security Act to end hunger
A bipartisan bill promoting global food security, resilience and nutrition could make hunger history, President Obama announced Wednesday during the White House Summit on Global Development. The Global Food Security Act of 2016, which the president signed Wednesday, determined it is in the U.S. Read More...
NASA has a new mission: Improving food security in Africa
NASA is offering its earth-observing satellites to help nations in Africa manage crop production as well as natural disasters. The program is initially focused on the Sahel region in West Africa. The Sahel is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to climate change, where rising Read More...
U.S. farmers struggle to meet the consumer demand for organic food
America needs more organic farmers to meet the rising demand of consumers. Last year consumer appetite for organic foods in the U.S reached $13.4 billion. However, only one percent of the country’s cropland is dedicated to organic farming. That needs to change, and big corporations are leading Read More...
Farming and forestry can deliver food security, says UN
Improving co-operation between nations' farming and forestry sectors will help reduce deforestation and improve food security, a UN report has suggested. Between 2000 and 2010, tropical nations saw net forest loss of seven million hectares per year and a net gain in farmland of six million Read More...
Urban farming: Chicago leads the world
Urban farming using the latest agro-science and technology can make a major contribution to sustainability while bringing more fresh food—and health—to cities. Chicago has become the world leader of this new trend with 821 growing sites across the city. From small community gardens to a Read More...
Americans rush to Cuba to save organic agriculture practices on the island
For decades, an international embargo prevented Cuba from importing things fertilizer and pesticides, and pharmaceutical drugs. As a result, the country had to rely on organic agriculture and traditional medicine to serve its population. Now that Cuba is slowly re-entering the world community, that Read More...
Study: Organic agriculture boosts local economies
It would serve the mission of a clean planet to feed the world with healthy, organic agriculture only. However, big food and agro companies often argue that organic agriculture is too expensive to feed 7 billion people. A new study shows that regional economic health in 225 U.S counties improves Read More...
Black gold from the Amazon: fighting climate change while improving soil
“Terra preta” or “black soil” is very fertile, dark and manmade soil found in the Amazon. It’s the result of an indigenous farmers’ practice 3000 years ago, they would bury charcoal in the ground to boost the otherwise relatively infertile Amazonian soil. The charcoal allows the soil to Read More...