Tag: Food security

Microplastics threaten crop photosynthesis and global food security, study reveals

13 Mar 2025

As reported by Packaging Insights, research has found that microplastics can damage plants by blocking sunlight from reaching leaves and worsening soil quality. Consequently, micro...

Tags: Food security, microplastics, Photosynthesis

Biodiversity is vital to food security

13 Nov 2024

As reported by FoodNavigator Europe, nature provides essential services like pollination, pest control, and waste decomposition. When biodiversity decreases, these services are red...

Tags: biodiversity, Food security, Regenerative agriculture

EU food security: new guidelines to strengthen resilience

24 Jul 2024

Share this article As reported by the newsroom of the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission, the European Food Security Crisis prepar...

Tags: European Commission, Food security, food supply chain

Potential of seaweed for sustainability and food security

09 Feb 2024

The importance of seaweed is becoming more widely recognised as a key component of both global food security and aquaculture sustainability, as reported by Food Ingredients. Highli...

Tags: Environment, Food security, seaweed, sustainability

Researchers are working on a climate-resistant and disease-resistant potato

04 Sep 2023

Researchers from McGill University (Canada) have created a comprehensive genetic database called a ‘super pangenome’ for various potato species, aiming to identify gene...

Tags: Food security, potato, Research

EU agri-food trade bounced back in May

25 Aug 2023

After the EU agri-food trade slowed down in April, it bounced back with an increase of both imports and exports in May, the European Commission says in its latest monthly agri-f...

Tags: agrifood trade, European Commission, Food security

Global food crises in 2008 and 2022, report finds disparities in funding

16 Jun 2023

According to a report released by Care International, the global food crises in 2022 are twice as severe as the crisis in 2008, which affected 97 million people. The current situat...

Tags: food inclusion, Food security, hunger

Food security, shortages in funding force food rationing and cuts in food assistance

08 Jun 2023

According to an article by Nutrition Insights, the UN World Food Program (WFP) is struggling to cope with skyrocketing food prices and inadequate funding, resulting in difficult de...

Tags: food aid, Food security, Un World Food Program

Global food prices decline in May, but rice and sugar prices rise

08 Jun 2023

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), food commodity prices experienced a decline in May. Quotations for various cereals, vegetable oils, ...

Tags: FAO, food prices, Food security