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The Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet): There’s more to it than olives and grape leaves
Centered around the consumption of whole and unprocessed foods, we hear how following a Mediterranean diet can bring long-term health benefits, including mitigating the risk of common diseases.
The crucial role of scavengers in ecosystem health
Animal scavengers’ role in maintaining ecosystem balance is often overlooked. Dr Laurel Lynch from the University of Idaho tells us about her important research on how scavenging by Tasmanian devils influences ecosystem processes.
Renewfood manufacturing: Food production for a nourished, resilient nation
Dr Kang Lan Tee, Matthew Hutchinson, Joe Price and Professor Tuck Seng Wong from the University of Sheffield explain the importance of re-imagining food production to support people and the planet.
In the footsteps of Carl von Linné: Sustainable food production
Refarm Linné strives to increase sustainable food production throughout the country, through local, sustainable, and circular production, both in the city and the countryside.
Exploring the partnership between the agriculture and social welfare sectors
The intrinsic value of the partnership between agriculture and social welfare sectors can help us to enrich the way that we work, and how we think about work.
Personalized diet intervention in Thai ageing populations
Professor Apichart Vanavichit a Rice Genomic Breeding Expert at the Rice Science Center looks at diet intervention and therapy for the ageing population of Thailand to prevent disease.
Trans-sectorial approaches sustainable disease control across agribusiness districts
Professor Laura Grenville-Briggs shares her stance on working together to counter the threat of oomycete diseases, focussing on trans-sectoral approaches to support sustainable plant and fish production systems in Europe.
Assessing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in urban, rural, and minority-owned agriculture in the...
As the global community aims to feed the 8 billion people on the planet, assessing PFAS substances in urban and rural agriculture becomes an important component of the mission.
Seaweed farming: Biomass production from algae
Algae are a high-potential yet underexplored source of renewable biomass, could seaweed farming be the future for biomass production?
Global food security – Part 4; Enhancing a struggling food system
Professor Curtis R Youngs, the M.E. Ensminger Endowed Chair of International Animal Agriculture at Iowa State University, analyses the flaws of the food system in his fourth part analysis of global food security.
What partnership is there between the agricultural and social welfare sectors?
Hiroyuki Tsunashima, a designated lecturer at Urban Resilience Research Center, Osaka Metropolitan University investigates the link between the agricultural and social welfare sectors.
The next green revolution of organic rice
Professor Apichart Vanavichit, PhD, Rice Genomic Breeding Expert at Rice Science Center, heralds the next green revolution of organic rice.
Innovation in Territorial Food Systems: Collaboration is Key
Professor Moya Kneafsey at the Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience argues the importance of EU and national public policies in the transition toward sustainable territorial food systems.
International agriculture and rural development
International agriculture and rural development experiences have become critical in the training of food and agriculture majors
Our world is changing exponentially and unleashing sets...
Circular economy on agro-food sector: Vineyards and wine case study
The circular economy is a concept that is misunderstood in several situations even in the agro-food sector, but it’s also seen as one of the trendiest and coolest concepts to be used in plans, presentations and campaigns.
