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The United Nations recognises it as a universal human right, so does Brazil, India and South Africa, where the right to adequate food is enshrined in law. Surprisingly, access to …
14 million Brits are food insecure – could a Right to Food Bill revolutionise access? Read More
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pledge to open five publicly subsidized grocery stores in New York City is quickly becoming a reality. On July 27, 2026, Mamdani announced details of the plan, including a 30 percent …
Zohran Mamdani’s Public Grocery Plan Is a Serious One Read More
Trying to make a living from small-scale veg production today isn’t easy. There are many barriers, including access to land, and most growers struggle financially. Farm gate prices are low, …
Should farmers be paid a basic income? Read More
The UK Treasury wants supermarkets to introduce voluntary price caps on key groceries in return for lifting some regulations – including those relating to more sustainable packaging. This was the …
A future food system that ignores climate change is contributing to the crisis Read More
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil. The UK imports more food from Brazil …
The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets Read More
The rats scurried into the shed. Flinching at the sound of a horde of tiny claws scratching at the ground, Migdalia Mass Llorens kept vigil over her sleeping family huddled …
Puerto Ricans are devising the food system of tomorrow Read More
New research shows how Britain’s primary schools and GP surgeries are staggering under the weight of hardship as they divert resources to respond to the needs of those struggling to …
‘It’s now not about teaching, it’s about keeping kids fed’: the reality of the UK’s hardship epidemic exposed Read More
A new report from the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, has found that more fish were farmed worldwide in 2022 than harvested from the wild, an apparent …
The world is farming more seafood than it catches. Is that a good thing? Read More
“Tomato King” Ramesh Pangal, a farmer in the north Indian state of Haryana, had a good yield despite a heatwave that began earlier than usual this summer. By May, the …
India’s wild price swings for tomatoes make and lose fortunes Read More
The 2015 Gorkha earthquake was a singular natural disaster that has defined Nepal’s economic development in the latter half of the 2010s. Hit particularly hard by the earthquake was the …
Rainbow Trout Aquaculture in Nepal: Promise Amid Shocks Read More