Food production is heading into a period of major disruption caused by innovative technologies and a need for more sustainable practices. This is likely to include greater use of indoor vertical farms, plant-based alternatives to meat and milk, and ‘precision agriculture’, in which sensor-equipped machines are used to…

One way to reduce the greenhouse gases produced by the meat industry: cutting out the farm. Cultivating meat by growing cells without growing the whole animal has gotten tentative approval from regulators. But keeping its environmental impact low means the industry will have to make certain choices. And companies like Upside…

The FT's global business columnist Rana Foroohar believes globalisation has failed. In the first of three films based on her new book, 'Homecoming: the path to prosperity in a post-global world', she takes a trip across the US to see how neoliberal economic thinking has broken our food supply chains — and what…

Martin Davies, President and CEO at Westchester, talks to Asset TV about the opportunities available in agriculture and farmland.

The United Nations estimates a 70% increase in food supply is needed to feed a projected 2050 global population of 9.6 billion. With 70% of its agricultural production exported today, Australia could play an integral role in meeting increased demand from the global supply chain.

Martin Davies, President and CEO of the Westchester group, talks about how institutional ag land investing really works, what separates an extractive investment from a sustainable one and the implications of increasing corporate/foreign ownership of domestic ag lands. how climate change plays into the investment thesis.

In this video, experts from across Nuveen offer their opinions on the outlook and opportunities offered by a range of alternative assets including agriculture, private credit, and real estate.

The world’s top coffee producing nations all lie at similar tropical latitudes, where even small rises in temperature are forecast to have severe consequences for people and agriculture. But as the FT’s Nic Fildes reports, in Australia scientists are tackling the problem by trying to develop a better, hardier coffee bean.

The FT's Tim Hayward and Daniel Garrahan visit Riverford, the organic vegetable delivery box company, to learn about its commitment to regenerative farming, how Brexit has hit the labour market and why businesses need long-term policies and stability.

The UN’s World Food Programme has described 2022 as "a year of unprecedented hunger", with millions of people in dozens of countries facing famine. Yet significant amounts of farmland are being used to produce not food, but so-called biofuels. But could the global food crisis change that?

Silicon Valley venture capital is feeding a budding business in fermented, animal-free proteins – creating bacon, turkey and egg white from yeasts and fungus. FT San Francisco correspondent Dave Lee considers its potential over a slice of fungus salami.

Skip to 9:08. MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome agricultural commodities expert, Leigh Goehring to the show. Leigh says emerging markets have discovered meat, and that creates exponential demand for grains. They discuss long-term trends in grain demand, the present fertilizer shortage, and much more.

An estimated 40% of global plant species are at risk of extinction. As climate change and monocultures threaten global agricultural production, and with food insecurity on the rise, the FT’s Gideon Long explores how seed banks could be a vital insurance policy.

The conflict in Ukraine has exacerbated the world’s food supply crisis. Hoping to counter soaring food prices, some governments have implemented protectionist policies, restricting the export of staples such as rice and poultry. But as the FT’s Benjamin Parkin reports, these policies could destabilise world food supplies…

The word rewilding can conjure up images of going back in time to a landscape of wild animals and deep forest. Its popularity is growing in the UK, but how exactly do you go about rewilding, and why is it being linked, in some cases, to greenwashing? The FT’s Leslie Hook visits two properties at different stages of the…

Recent crises such as the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have thrown the vulnerability of supply chains, and with them, food supplies, into sharp focus. But as the FT’s Camilla Hodgson reports, a landmark UN report says climate-related shocks such as extreme weather events will become more common and severe and…

Every year, the world loses millions of hectares of forest. Moves to combat deforestation are being made, but how effective are they?

The so-called 'economic miracle' that transformed Singapore into a prosperous city-state saw most of its arable land redeveloped. With less than 1% left to grow crops, the government hopes advanced urban farming and the development of alternative protein technology will help produce 30% of the island's…

There are a growing number of challenges that agriculture is facing, in part due to the increased demand for food as a result of a growing population and changing diets.

There are a growing number of challenges that agriculture is facing, in part due to the increased demand for food as a result of a growing population and changing diets.