Food security

More than 1000 tonnes of food is wasted in Spain every year, especially at supermarkets.

Spain cracks down on food waste with fines of up to €60,000

Mount Bulusan spewing ash, the Philippines

Unpredictable volcano in the Philippines spews out 1km-long ash cloud

Commercial farmers in the Limpopo Basin

Ukraine war has devastating consequences for water, peace and security

The garden rooftop on top of a supermarket in Brussels.

2 tonnes of vegetables are grown on a supermarket roof in Brussels

Activists in the UK protest the cost of living crisis

Will food shortages cause civil unrest in Europe?

Scientists are gene-editing tomatoes.

Genetically modified tomatoes contain more vitamin D, say scientists

Ukraine is a major exporter of barley grain (pictured here at a dockyard in 2013), as well as wheat, corn and sunflower oil.

‘Open ports, if you have any heart’, UN food chief appeals to Putin

19/05/2022

River Po, Italy

The longest river in Italy is drying up: How will locals survive?

14/05/2022

Original team of volunteers at Food Rescue Hub, UK

These community projects are feeding people not landfill

28/04/2022

All the food storage facilities in Brovary, Ukraine were attacked in the same day

Ukraine food supplies 'deliberately destroyed' in warehouse attack

30/03/2022

EU allowing more land to be used for animal grazing labelled "counter productive"

Ukraine war could delay EU sustainable farming plans

21/03/2022

Bees are dying in the UK as a result of these illegal pesticides.

Why is the UK permitting the use of bee-killing pesticides?

28/02/2022

Locusts are now being made into gummy bears

Would you eat sweets made out of insects?

18/02/2022

Wings, a new carbon neutral food delivery service.

This rider-owned food delivery service is taking on Deliveroo

01/10/2021

Ella Shone is the founder of TopUp Truck, a refill store on wheels that delivers plastic-free groceries to Londoners.

Green in the City

Meet the green entrepreneur helping Londoners quit supermarkets

22/09/2021

WWOOOFING involves volunteering on a farm and growing all your own food.

Why COVID is making people quit their jobs to go and work on a farm

24/08/2021

Food system transformation is key to solving the climate crisis.

Why food must be at the heart of environmental action before COP26

17/07/2021

The measurements included edible items and inedible items like shells, bones and fruit pits.

More than 900 million tonnes of food is thrown away each year, says UN

05/03/2021

Satellite technology is being used to track ships fishing illegally off coastal and island nations.

‘Dark vessels’ are being tracked from space to stop illegal fishing

25/02/2021

Dubai residents are turning their hand to urban gardening.

Why have high-rise balcony gardens become a hot trend in Dubai?

12/12/2020