Phys.org

Researchers map environmental pressures of global production for all foods on land and ocean

In an age of industrialized farming and complex supply chains, the true environmental pressures of our global food system are often obscure and difficult to assess. "Everyone eats food, and more and ...
Phys.org

Food production using controlled environment agriculture and agrivoltaics systems could become the new normal

New research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Virginia Tech suggests that technologies such as controlled environment agriculture and agrivoltaics may become part of the future of ...
Science Daily

Using controlled environment food production to solve food shortages

Before land and labor shortages prompted by the Industrial Revolution forced food production to move away from cities, agriculture was central to urban environments and their planning. Now, certain ...
The Conversation

Food production generates more than a third of manmade greenhouse gas emissions – a new framework tells us how much comes from crops, countries and regions

Producing enough food for a growing world population is an urgent global challenge. And it’s complicated by the fact that climate change is warming the Earth and making farming harder in many places.
The Conversation

Ghana’s cocoa production relies on the environment, which needs better protection

Ghana’s forests require better care if cocoa farming is to be sustainable. Wikimedia Commons Most studies of cocoa production have focused on its economic benefits. Less attention has been paid to its ...