Harvest season is also peak time for conflict in rural societies
Do harvest season spikes in agricultural income and conflict in rural Africa and Asia present an opportunity to adjust peacekeeping and aid efforts?
What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply
The new El Niño is unlikely to significantly increase global food prices, but some parts of the world will feel the pain.
The future of seafood with Aryé Elfenbein
This week: we discuss lab-grown seafood and the future of fish with Wildtype Co-Founder, Aryé Elfenbein.
The footprint of food miles – we need to start counting
What is the carbon footprint of the foods you consume each day?
Another delivery drone trial and food security futures
This week: delivery drones - where are they, and why are they taking so long? Plus fake milk discussions and food security futures.
Who’s afraid of GM crops?
While bans on GM crops are being lifted across mainland Australia, consumer hesitancy lingers.
Every mainland Australian state now allows genetically modified crops. Here’s why that’s nothing to fear
GM proponents say the technology leads to better crop yields and may solve food shortages and reduce pests. Opponents say GM is a threat to the environment and humans. So where does the truth lie?
COVID-19, airlines and business continuity on The Future, This Week
This week: COVID-19 grounds airlines, and business continuity learnings.
The Future, This Week 21 Dec 2018: coffee, chickens, and fake food
This week: a food Christmas special with coffee, chickens and a fake food future.
The future of food
In 2018 we looked at the future of food from the soil it will grow in to the spectre of a global shortage in just 10 years. So much food for thought.
In 100 years’ time, maybe our food won’t be grown in soil
With a growing global population, perhaps it is time to start looking for alternatives.
Growing food in the post-truth era
The global food system has been operating in post-truth mode for decades.