From growing rice on Mars to developing new farming techniques here on Earth, the future of food is rapidly evolving. The global food system—spanning farms, factories, grocery stores and more—is a complex network that has far-reaching economic implications. It is also inefficient and increasingly unfit for purpose,…

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…

They were touted as the next big thing. Indoor farms growing crops year-round in controlled environments, reducing not only food miles but also the amount of land and water used. But despite significant hype and $4bn investment in vertical farming over the past five years, this sector is struggling.

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…

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.

Forever chemicals', the snappier name given to per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, can be found in countless products, ranging from semiconductors to fast food packaging. They’re also polluting our food and water and are associated with a variety of health issues. The FT’s Peggy Hollinger explores the new…

Agricultural pollution is a huge problem in the UK’s waterways. But how can it be alleviated?

The FT's Eleanor Olcott explains why Beijing is diversifying its sources of imported goods to protect the inflow of staples such as corn, soybeans and rice.

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Biological charcoal, or 'biochar', is produced when organic matter, such as waste wood, is heated with little or no oxygen present. It’s based on an ancient technique designed to improve soil, but as the FT’s Clive Cookson explains, experts are looking at the feasibility of large-scale production and use as a way…

Agriculture and food account for about a quarter of all climate change-inducing greenhouse gas emissions. And with production methods becoming increasingly intensive, farmers are under scrutiny like never before. Now farming faces a big question: can it become more environmentally sustainable while continuing to feed a…

New technology and AI are helping tackle the mounting problem of food waste. Start-ups that allow supermarkets to shift their pricing based on the freshness of food, digital 'twins' that help producers to monitor their food in the logistics chain and edible coatings that extend the life of produce all aim to reduce…

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Goehring & Rozencwajg founder Leigh Goehring to the show and the topic is an update on the formative global food crisis resulting from more of the world’s economies advancing to the point where far more people eat meat all over the world.

Tom Lyons, head of Climate for Allspring, and Chris McKnett, head of Sustainable Strategy, Stewardship, and Implementation for Allspring’s Sustainability team, discuss the impacts of a changing climate and how they’re becoming increasingly evident worldwide.

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.

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Aquaculture, or fish farming, is the fastest growing form of food production in the world. Most fish farming is done in pens out at sea, but that comes with significant environmental problems. High-tech, land-based fish farms are still a niche part of the industry, but that may well change, as scrutiny about the way our…

Mass agriculture has embraced uniform, monoculture crops that can produce greater yields, but can also be more susceptible to disease. Now researchers and some growers are warning that diversity must be encouraged, to make the food system more resilient to threats like pests and climate change. The FT's Neville Hawcock…

Livestock farming takes a supposedly heavy toll on the environment and excessive meat consumption can carry health risks. One idea to curb these problems is the introduction of a meat tax. But opponents claim that could put meat out of reach for poorer consumers, make farmers cut corners on animal welfare, and encourage…