The task of ensuring affordable access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food for all is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
Once dismissed as ‘junk DNA’ that served no purpose, a family of ‘jumping genes’ found in tomatoes has the potential to accelerate crop breeding...
A Sustainable Food Policy at the University of Cambridge, which includes removing beef and lamb from the menu and promoting plant-based food...
From crop science to robotics, supply chains to economics, Cambridge University researchers are working with farmers and industry to sustainably...
Policies aimed at removing sweets and crisps from checkouts could lead to a dramatic reduction in the amount of unhealthy food purchased to eat ‘...
Would you eat a burger that had been grown in a lab? It may not be long before this is a choice at your local supermarket. Given the environmental...
New findings suggest that more intensive agriculture might be the “least bad” option for feeding the world while saving its species – provided use...
In a warehouse to the northeast of Cambridge are shelves upon shelves of trays teeming with maggots, munching their way through a meal of rotting...
Five leading universities, including the University of Cambridge, have formed a partnership to develop and commercialise agritech research, in...
Researchers met in New Delhi today to formalise the launch of a programme that aims to jointly address some of India’s most pressing food security...
