Global food security

Radical changes to the food system are needed to safeguard our food supply and combat malnutrition in the face of climate change, environmental...

Cambridge plant scientists say circadian clock genes, which enable plants to measure daily and seasonal rhythms, should be targeted in agriculture...

The first large-scale study of the risks that countries face from dependence on water, energy and land resources has found that globalisation may be...

A new Centre in Cambridge, designed to fast-track technologies to sustainably improve farmers’ yields worldwide, was launched today.

As countries adopt different approaches, the question remains: how best to enact a lockdown without compromising critical food supply chains in the...

Smothered in ketchup or squished into a sandwich, there’s one tasty convenience food that’s hard to resist. Now two Cambridge researchers believe...

Once dismissed as ‘junk DNA’ that served no purpose, a family of ‘jumping genes’ found in tomatoes has the potential to accelerate crop breeding for...

A Sustainable Food Policy at the University of Cambridge, which includes removing beef and lamb from the menu and promoting plant-based food options...