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Biodiversity loss in Latin America, the burden of international trade

by Matías Mastrángelo 04 FEB 2025 10:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano What do a German eating his traditional sausages, a Frenchman tasting his typical cheeses and an I...

Climate and Trump: uncertainty looms over global food prices

by Roberto Giovannini 23 JAN 2025 12:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano After a 2.1% decline in global agricultural commodity prices in 2024, the outlook for the year ahe...

Startup, NARA Climate: Restoring Productive Ecosystems with Saltwater

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 22 JAN 2025 12:00

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano Founded in 2021, NARA is a Scottish agro-ecology company that works all over the world to restore ...

COP16 between biodiversity and food to reform the agribusiness sector

by Valeria Pagani 07 JAN 2025 09:30

Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano / This article is also available in Italian In recent years, the Conferences of the Parties on Biological Diversity (CBD) have seen intense an...

The circular economy of grapes

by Emanuele Bompan 31 DEC 2024 09:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano From grapes we naturally derive vinegar; it is the art of man that turns it into wine. But it is t...

Waste not, want not: turning food waste into fertile soil for sustainable growth

by Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro 13 DEC 2024 17:30

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano In Catalonia there are 7.7 million residents and approximately 7.9 million pigs. That’s over...

COP29, WAP: “Our food system is unfair and unsustainable”

by Lucrezia Lenardon 21 NOV 2024 17:45

This article is also available in Italian / Questo articolo è disponibile anche in italiano The global food system is unsustainable and inequitable, relying heavily on meat production throug...

Coffee from the Mountains to Revive Yemen's Economy

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 11 JUL 2024 10:00

Extreme weather conditions, increasing temperatures, and decreasing rainfall are putting unprecedented stress on coffee plantations in Yemen. In the country's mountainous regions, where coffee crops...

Urban Food Policy can revolutionise food consumption. Interview with Peter Defranceschi

by Giorgio Kaldor 15 APR 2024 13:00

There is a world of meanings and connections behind two simple words like "food" and "city," spanning across cultures, economies, stories, and social interactions. In urban contexts, food is an elem...

European farmers’ protests show the need for a just transition to Net Zero

by Patrick Schröder 08 FEB 2024 11:00

As many countries prepare to go to the polls in 2024, the need for a transition to Net Zero emissions has become a key political battleground. In Europe, the sustainability of farming practices is t...

Startup, solar energy against food waste with S4S Technologies

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 07 FEB 2024 09:30

Much of India's rural population relies on small-scale farming for their income and livelihood. But each year about 30 percent of agricultural products are wasted before they leave the farms. ...

COP28, Declaration for sustainable agriculture and resilient food systems

by Antonella Ilaria Totaro 05 DEC 2023 10:00

A milestone in climate action, with the hope that global commitment swiftly translates into tangible measures: On Friday, December 1st, the COP28 Presidency announced the historic signing of a decla...